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 |
|---|---|
| compile | to compose out of materials from other documents |
| solder | a metal or metallic alloy used when melted to join metallic surfaces |
| circuit | a usually circular line encompassing an area |
| gerontocracy | rule by elders |
| indissoluble | not dissoluble |
| complementary | serving to fill out or complete |
| discretion | individual choice or judgment |
| distant | separated in space : away |
| galaxy | milky way galaxy |
| simile | a figure of speech comparing two unlike things that is often introduced by like or as (as in cheeks like roses) compare metaphor |