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 |
|---|---|
| muddle | to make turbid or muddy |
| dismember | to cut off or disjoin the limbs, members, or parts of |
| treatise | a systematic exposition or argument in writing including a methodical discussion of the facts and principles involved and conclusions reached |
| gnome | maxim |
| inordinate | exceeding reasonable limits : immoderate |
| lunatic | affected with a severely disordered state of mind : insane |
| beset | to set or stud with or as if with ornaments |
| consecrate | dedicated to a sacred purpose |
| putrid | being in a state of putrefaction : rotten |
| monotony | tedious sameness |