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 |
|---|---|
| exonerate | to relieve of a responsibility, obligation, or hardship |
| artifice | clever or artful skill : ingenuity |
| dart | a light spear |
| tendentious | marked by a tendency in favor of a particular point of view : biased |
| simulate | to give or assume the appearance or effect of often with the intent to deceive : imitate |
| comity | friendly social atmosphere : social harmony |
| omnivorous | feeding on both animal and vegetable substances |
| meek | enduring injury with patience and without resentment : mild |
| wistful | full of yearning or desire tinged with melancholy |
| podiatrist | the medical care and treatment of the human foot |