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 |
|---|---|
| facade | the front of a building |
| sinister | singularly evil or productive of evil |
| carillon | a set of fixed chromatically tuned bells sounded by hammers controlled from a keyboard |
| insipid | lacking in qualities that interest, stimulate, or challenge : dull |
| stupefy | to make stupid, groggy, or insensible |
| quiescent | marked by inactivity or repose : tranquilly at rest |
| yen | a strong desire or propensity |
| legato | in a manner that is smooth and connected (as between successive tones) |
| swill | wash |
| executioner | one who executes |