GRE Word List
ANTECEDENTS
a substantive word, phrase, or clause whose denotation is referred to by a pronoun that typically follows the substantive (such as John in "Mary saw John and called to him")
The meaning of the word antecedents is a substantive word, phrase, or clause whose denotation is referred to by a pronoun that typically follows the substantive (such as John in "Mary saw John and called to him").
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| rusticate | to go into or reside in the country : follow a rustic life |
| quibble | to evade the point of an argument by caviling about words |
| apoplexy | stroke |
| jeopardize | to expose to danger or risk : imperil |
| comprehensive | covering completely or broadly : inclusive |
| savor | the taste or smell of something |
| sarcasm | a sharp and often satirical or ironic utterance designed to cut or give pain |
| riddle | a mystifying, misleading, or puzzling question posed as a problem to be solved or guessed : conundrum |
| contiguous | being in actual contact : touching along a boundary or at a point |
| irascible | marked by hot temper and easily provoked anger |