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 |
|---|---|
| upbraid | to criticize severely : find fault with |
| propagate | to cause to continue or increase by sexual or asexual reproduction |
| collected | gathered together |
| flashy | lacking in substance or flavor : insipid |
| dross | the scum or unwanted material that forms on the surface of molten metal |
| abscission | the act or process of cutting off : removal |
| unsullied | not soiled or tarnished : not sullied |
| leonine | of, relating to, suggestive of, or resembling a lion |
| buoyant | having buoyancy |
| universal | including or covering all or a whole collectively or distributively without limit or exception |