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 |
|---|---|
| inordinate | exceeding reasonable limits : immoderate |
| exchequer | a department or office of state in medieval England charged with the collection and management of the royal revenue and judicial determination of all revenue causes |
| clangor | a resounding clang or medley of clangs |
| empathy | the action of understanding, being aware of, being sensitive to, and vicariously experiencing the feelings, thoughts, and experience of another of either the past or present without having the feelings, thoughts, and experience fully communicated in an objectively explicit manner |
| loll | to hang loosely or laxly : droop |
| auroral | dawn |
| theocracy | government of a state by immediate divine guidance or by officials who are regarded as divinely guided |
| exploit | deed |
| bound | fastened by or as if by a band : confined |
| tractable | capable of being easily led, taught, or controlled : docile |