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 |
|---|---|
| bromide | a binary compound of bromine with another element or a radical including some (such as potassium bromide) used as sedatives |
| impervious | not allowing entrance or passage : impenetrable |
| temper | heat of mind or emotion : proneness to anger : passion |
| cower | to shrink away or crouch especially for shelter from something that menaces, domineers, or dismays |
| predilection | an established preference for something |
| stigma | a mark of shame or discredit : stain |
| monolithic | of, relating to, or resembling a monolith : huge |
| moodiness | subject to depression : gloomy |
| shun | to avoid deliberately and especially habitually |
| zealot | a zealous person |