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 |
|---|---|
| queue | a braid of hair usually worn hanging at the back of the head |
| bent | unenclosed grassland |
| mason | a skilled worker who builds by laying units of substantial material (such as stone or brick) |
| hireling | a person who serves for hire especially for purely mercenary motives |
| rancid | having an unpleasant smell or taste usually from chemical change or decomposition |
| ingenue | a naive girl or young woman |
| die | to pass from physical life : expire |
| beneficial | producing good results or helpful effects : conferring benefits (see benefit |
| staid | marked by settled sedateness and often prim self-restraint : sober |
| facet | any of the definable aspects that make up a subject (as of contemplation) or an object (as of consideration) |