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 |
|---|---|
| flowery | of, relating to, or resembling flowers |
| sanctimonious | hypocritically pious or devout |
| unwieldy | not easily managed, handled, or used (as because of bulk, weight, complexity, or awkwardness) : cumbersome |
| puzzle | to offer or represent to (someone) a problem difficult to solve or a situation difficult to resolve : challenge mentally |
| precipice | a very steep or overhanging place |
| vintner | a wine merchant |
| choleric | easily moved to often unreasonable or excessive anger : hot-tempered |
| nettle | any of a genus (Urtica of the family Urticaceae, the nettle family) of chiefly coarse herbs armed with stinging hairs |
| condone | to regard or treat (something bad or blameworthy) as acceptable, forgivable, or harmless |
| retentive | having the power, property, or capacity of retaining |