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
luscioushaving a delicious taste or smell : sweet
encipherto convert (a message) into cipher
ventriloquistone who uses or is skilled in ventriloquism
encroachmentto enter by gradual steps or by stealth into the possessions or rights of another
florescencea state or period of flourishing
bitinghaving the power to bite
concentrichaving a common center
defalcatededuct
corrosivetending or having the power to corrode
historicalof, relating to, or having the character of history