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 |
|---|---|
| unaccountable | not to be accounted for : inexplicable |
| winsome | generally pleasing and engaging often because of a childlike charm and innocence |
| degradation | the act or process of degrading |
| askew | out of line : at an angle |
| mercantile | of or relating to merchants or trading |
| soothsayer | a person who predicts the future by magical, intuitive, or more rational means : prognosticator |
| discordant | being at variance : disagreeing |
| threadbare | having the nap worn off so that the thread shows : shabby |
| forthcoming | being about to appear or to be produced or made available |
| panegyric | a eulogistic oration or writing |