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

WordMeaning
beleaguerbesiege
blithelacking due thought or consideration : casual
sycophanta servile self-seeking flatterer
serenitythe quality or state of being serene
atavismrecurrence in an organism of a trait or character typical of an ancestral form and usually due to genetic recombination
refraincurb
coercionthe act, process, or power of coercing
timiditylacking in courage or self-confidence
malicioushaving or showing a desire to cause harm to someone : given to, marked by, or arising from malice
harryto make a pillaging or destructive raid on : assault