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 |
|---|---|
| wretch | a miserable person : one who is profoundly unhappy or in great misfortune |
| seasonal | of, relating to, or varying in occurrence according to the season |
| rivulet | a small stream |
| goad | to incite or rouse as if with a goad (see goad |
| supplant | to supersede (another) especially by force or treachery |
| centrifugal | proceeding or acting in a direction away from a center or axis |
| monumental | serving as or resembling a monument : massive |
| bestow | to put to use : apply |
| concerted | mutually contrived or agreed on |
| ulcer | a break in skin or mucous membrane with loss of surface tissue, disintegration and necrosis of epithelial tissue, and often pus |