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 |
|---|---|
| lugubrious | mournful |
| entail | to impose, involve, or imply as a necessary accompaniment or result |
| constitution | the basic principles and laws of a nation, state, or social group that determine the powers and duties of the government and guarantee certain rights to the people in it |
| prognosticate | to foretell from signs or symptoms : predict |
| optimum | the amount or degree of something that is most favorable to some end |
| dissonance | lack of agreement |
| ratify | to approve and sanction formally : confirm |
| extradition | the surrender of an alleged criminal usually under the provisions of a treaty or statute by one authority (such as a state) to another having jurisdiction to try the charge |
| catechism | oral instruction |
| recidivism | a tendency to relapse into a previous condition or mode of behavior |