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 |
|---|---|
| mace | an aromatic spice consisting of the dried external fibrous covering of a nutmeg |
| promulgate | to make (an idea, belief, etc.) known to many people by open declaration : proclaim |
| merger | the absorption of an estate, a contract, or an interest in another, of a minor offense in a greater, or of a cause of action into a judgment |
| writ | something written : writing |
| nostrum | a medicine of secret composition recommended by its preparer but usually without scientific proof of its effectiveness |
| regal | of, relating to, or suitable for a king |
| felon | one who has committed a felony |
| gadfly | any of various flies (such as a horsefly, botfly, or warble fly) that bite or annoy livestock |
| condign | deserved |
| superimpose | to place or lay over or above something |