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 |
|---|---|
| defile | to make unclean or impure: such as |
| dishonor | lack or loss of honor or reputation |
| ooze | a soft deposit (as of mud, slime, or shells) on the bottom of a body of water |
| calamity | a disastrous event marked by great loss and lasting distress and suffering |
| balmy | having the qualities of balm : soothing |
| sanctuary | a consecrated place: such as |
| rusticate | to go into or reside in the country : follow a rustic life |
| championship | designation as champion |
| hypocritical | characterized by behavior that contradicts what one claims to believe or feel : characterized by hypocrisy |
| blemish | to spoil by a flaw |