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 |
|---|---|
| monetary | of or relating to money or to the mechanisms by which it is supplied to and circulates in the economy |
| beware | to be on one's guard |
| urchin | hedgehog |
| agility | the quality or state of being agile : nimbleness |
| veracious | truthful |
| longevity | a long duration of individual life |
| clout | a piece of cloth or leather : rag |
| headlong | headfirst |
| debunk | to expose the sham (see sham |
| outlaw | a person excluded from the benefit or protection of the law |