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 |
|---|---|
| titular | having the title and usually the honors belonging to an office or dignity without the duties, functions, or responsibilities |
| veneer | a thin sheet of a material: such as |
| rejoinder | the defendant's answer to the plaintiff's replication |
| quizzical | comically quaint |
| prefigure | to show, suggest, or announce by an antecedent type, image, or likeness |
| kernel | the inner softer part of a seed, fruit stone, or nut |
| probity | adherence to the highest principles and ideals : uprightness |
| pastry | a dough that is used to make pies and other baked goods and typically has a high fat content : paste |
| refute | to prove wrong by argument or evidence : show to be false or erroneous |
| masticate | to grind or crush (food) with or as if with the teeth : chew |