GRE Word List
IRONY
the use of words to express something other than and especially the opposite of the literal meaning
The meaning of the word irony is the use of words to express something other than and especially the opposite of the literal meaning.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| stump | the basal portion of a bodily part remaining after the rest is removed |
| apocryphal | of doubtful authenticity : spurious |
| cadet | a younger brother or son |
| reprimand | a severe or formal reproof |
| stoic | a member of a school of philosophy founded by Zeno of Citium about 300 b.c. |
| archetype | the original pattern or model of which all things of the same type are representations or copies : prototype |
| cardinal | a high ecclesiastical official of the Roman Catholic Church who ranks next below the pope and is appointed by him to assist him as a member of the college of cardinals (see college |
| optician | a maker of or dealer in optical items and instruments |
| veneer | a thin sheet of a material: such as |
| unprepossessing | not tending to create a favorable impression : not prepossessing |