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 |
|---|---|
| clarion | a medieval trumpet with clear shrill tones |
| incidental | being likely to ensue as a chance or minor consequence |
| quietude | a quiet state : repose |
| reiterate | to state or do over again or repeatedly sometimes with wearying effect |
| chivalrous | valiant |
| irrelevant | not relevant : inapplicable |
| annotate | to make or furnish critical or explanatory notes or comment |
| epilogue | a concluding section that rounds out the design of a literary work |
| ratiocination | the process of exact thinking : reasoning |
| termination | end in time or existence : conclusion |