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 |
|---|---|
| husbandry | the cultivation or production of plants or animals : agriculture |
| decorous | marked by propriety and good taste : correct |
| parvenu | one that has recently or suddenly risen to an unaccustomed position of wealth or power and has not yet gained the prestige, dignity, or manner associated with it |
| pachyderm | any of various nonruminant mammals (such as an elephant, a rhinoceros, or a hippopotamus) of a former group (Pachydermata) that have hooves or nails resembling hooves and usually thick skin |
| frieze | a heavy durable coarse wool and shoddy fabric with a rough surface |
| quandary | a state of perplexity or doubt |
| unassuming | not assuming : modest |
| metaphysical | of or relating to metaphysics |
| chalice | a drinking cup : goblet |
| teetotalism | the principle or practice of complete abstinence from alcoholic drinks |