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 |
|---|---|
| oust | to remove from or dispossess of property or position by legal action, by force, or by the compulsion of necessity |
| odious | arousing or deserving hatred or repugnance : hateful |
| brandish | to shake or wave (something, such as a weapon) menacingly |
| postulate | demand |
| vagabond | a person who wanders from place to place without a fixed home : one leading a vagabond life |
| excise | an internal tax levied on the manufacture, sale, or consumption of a commodity |
| nonplus | a state of bafflement or perplexity : quandary |
| implausible | not plausible : provoking disbelief |
| pathological | of or relating to pathology |
| escapade | a usually adventurous action that runs counter to approved or conventional conduct |