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
fetishan object (such as a small stone carving of an animal) believed to have magical power to protect or aid its owner
inveterateconfirmed in a habit : habitual
tractablecapable of being easily led, taught, or controlled : docile
breedto produce (offspring) by hatching or gestation
bloatedoverfilled and extended with liquid, gas, food, etc.
cupidityinordinate desire for wealth : avarice
legerdemainsleight of hand
antlerone of the paired deciduous solid bony processes that arise from the frontal bone on the head of an animal of the deer family
zanyvery eccentric (see eccentric
cemeterya burial ground