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

WordMeaning
nemesisthe Greek goddess of retributive justice
enigmasomething hard to understand or explain
tickleto touch (a body part, a person, etc.) lightly so as to excite the surface nerves and cause uneasiness, laughter, or spasmodic movements
genialitymarked by or freely expressing sympathy or friendliness
harpinga plucked stringed instrument consisting of a resonator, an arched or angled neck that may be supported by a post, and strings of graded length that are perpendicular to the soundboard
convergeto tend or move toward one point or one another : come together : meet
reverentexpressing or characterized by reverence : worshipful
turbidthick or opaque with or as if with roiled sediment
guilelessinnocent
salvagecompensation paid for saving a ship or its cargo from the perils of the sea or for the lives and property rescued in a wreck