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 |
|---|---|
| rightful | just |
| dismantle | to disconnect the pieces of |
| expound | to set forth : state |
| lumber | to move ponderously |
| palpitate | to beat rapidly and strongly : throb |
| engage | to offer (something, such as one's life or word) as backing to a cause or aim : to expose to risk for the attainment or support of some end |
| threat | an expression of intention to inflict evil, injury, or damage |
| askew | out of line : at an angle |
| repeal | to rescind or annul by authoritative act |
| plethora | an ample amount or number : abundance |