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

WordMeaning
remonstrateto present and urge reasons in opposition : expostulate
opuswork
gistessence; main point; substance
momentoushaving great or lasting importance : consequential
ordinancean authoritative decree or direction : order
ariaair
authenticateto prove or serve to prove to be real, true, or genuine
gustatoryrelating to or associated with eating or the sense of taste
malleablecapable of being extended or shaped by beating with a hammer or by the pressure of rollers
elasticcapable of recovering size and shape after deformation