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 |
|---|---|
| ablution | the washing of one's body or part of it (as in a religious rite) |
| toxic | containing or being poisonous material especially when capable of causing death or serious debilitation |
| adore | to worship or honor as a deity or as divine |
| anthology | a collection of selected literary pieces or passages or works of art or music |
| skinflint | a person who would save, gain, or extort money by any means : miser |
| cue | the letter q |
| putrid | being in a state of putrefaction : rotten |
| scurrilous | using or given to coarse language |
| enervate | lacking physical, mental, or moral vigor : enervated |
| convert | to bring over from one belief, view, or party to another |