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 |
|---|---|
| consonant | being in agreement or harmony : free from elements making for discord |
| impasse | a predicament affording no obvious escape |
| fallow | of a light yellowish-brown color |
| imposture | the act or practice of deceiving by means of an assumed character or name |
| simplistic | excessively simple or simplified : treating a problem or subject with false simplicity by omitting or ignoring complicating factors or details |
| garner | to gather into storage |
| jubilation | an act of rejoicing : the state of being jubilant |
| antique | existing since or belonging to earlier times : ancient |
| papyrus | a tall perennial sedge (Cyperus papyrus) of the Nile valley |
| demure | reserved |