GRE Word List
ANTAGONISM
opposition of a conflicting force, tendency, or principle
The meaning of the word antagonism is opposition of a conflicting force, tendency, or principle.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| proverb | a brief popular epigram or maxim : adage |
| abstemious | marked by restraint especially in the eating of food or drinking of alcohol |
| gratis | without charge or recompense : free |
| dissuade | to advise (a person) against something |
| duration | continuance in time |
| inherent | involved in the constitution or essential character of something : belonging by nature or habit : intrinsic |
| disingenuous | lacking in candor |
| ramify | to split up into branches or constituent parts |
| ravel | to become unwoven, untwisted, or unwound : fray |
| resumption | an act or instance of resuming : recommencement |