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 |
|---|---|
| retort | to pay or hurl back : return |
| buccaneer | any of the freebooters preying on Spanish ships and settlements especially in 17th century West Indies |
| botch | an inflammatory sore |
| seine | a large net with sinkers on one edge and floats on the other that hangs vertically in the water and is used to enclose and catch fish when its ends are pulled together or are drawn ashore |
| residual | remainder |
| gist | essence; main point; substance |
| insinuate | to impart or suggest in an artful or indirect way : imply |
| entree | the act or manner of entering : entrance |
| upright | perpendicular |
| matriarch | a woman who rules or dominates a family, group, or state |