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 |
|---|---|
| impotent | not potent : lacking in power, strength, or vigor : helpless |
| languid | drooping or flagging from or as if from exhaustion : weak |
| volatile | characterized by or subject to rapid or unexpected change |
| spawn | to deposit or fertilize spawn |
| chivalrous | valiant |
| relic | an object esteemed and venerated because of association with a saint or martyr |
| emulate | to strive to equal or excel |
| traverse | to go or travel across or over |
| forfeit | something forfeited or subject to being forfeited (as for a crime, offense, or neglect of duty) : penalty |
| diadem | crown |