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
pinchto squeeze between the finger and thumb or between the jaws of an instrument
amityfriendship
desperadoa bold or violent criminal
rantto talk in a noisy, excited, or declamatory manner
venialof a kind that can be remitted : forgivable
stolidhaving or expressing little or no sensibility : unemotional
zealota zealous person
vampirethe reanimated body of a dead person believed to come from the grave at night and suck the blood of persons asleep
kleptomaniaca person evidencing kleptomania
circumspectcareful to consider all circumstances and possible consequences : prudent