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").

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WordMeaning
disburseto pay out : expend especially from a fund
abominateto hate or loathe intensely : abhor
invertto reverse in position, order, or relationship
snickerto laugh in a covert or partly suppressed manner : titter
paramountsuperior to all others : supreme
regimenta military unit consisting usually of a number of battalions
agitateto excite and often trouble the mind or feelings of : disturb
repulsionthe action of repulsing : the state of being repulsed
ferociousexhibiting or given to extreme fierceness and unrestrained violence and brutality
umbragea feeling of pique or resentment at some often fancied slight or insult