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 |
|---|---|
| universal | including or covering all or a whole collectively or distributively without limit or exception |
| redolent | exuding fragrance : aromatic |
| maculated | marked with spots : blotched |
| persist | to go on resolutely or stubbornly in spite of opposition, importunity, or warning |
| ironic | relating to, containing, or constituting irony |
| sear | being dried and withered |
| atypical | not typical : irregular |
| ruddy | having a healthy reddish color |
| buffoonery | foolish or playful behavior or practice |
| cynosure | the northern constellation Ursa Minor |