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 |
|---|---|
| harangue | a speech addressed to a public assembly |
| extort | to obtain from a person by force, intimidation, or undue or illegal power : wring |
| panoramic | of, relating to, or resembling a panorama: such as |
| writhe | to twist into coils or folds |
| austere | stern and cold in appearance or manner |
| rubric | an authoritative rule |
| impart | to give, convey, or grant from or as if from a store |
| outstrip | to go faster or farther than |
| imprecation | curse |
| ethnology | a branch of cultural anthropology dealing chiefly with the comparative and analytical study of cultures |