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 |
|---|---|
| flourish | to grow luxuriantly : thrive |
| slapdash | haphazard |
| shudder | to tremble convulsively : shiver |
| viand | an item of food |
| scenario | an outline or synopsis of a play |
| unassailable | not assailable : not liable to doubt, attack, or question |
| extenuate | to lessen or to try to lessen the seriousness or extent of (something, such as a fault or offense) by making partial excuses : mitigate |
| lechery | inordinate (see inordinate |
| inestimable | incapable of being estimated or computed |
| propulsive | tending or having power to propel |