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 |
|---|---|
| trample | tramp |
| paste | a dough that contains a considerable proportion of fat and is used for pastry crust or fancy rolls |
| aseptic | preventing infection |
| recrimination | a retaliatory accusation |
| tribulation | distress or suffering resulting from oppression or persecution |
| hover | to position (a computer cursor) over something (such as an image or icon) without selecting it |
| amok | an episode of sudden mass assault against people or objects usually by a single individual following a period of brooding that has traditionally been regarded as occurring especially in Malaysian culture but is now increasingly viewed as psychopathological behavior occurring worldwide in numerous countries and cultures |
| remorse | a gnawing distress arising from a sense of guilt for past wrongs : self-reproach |
| ponderous | of very great weight |
| biennial | occurring every two years |