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 |
|---|---|
| onus | burden |
| fraudulent | characterized by, based on, or done by fraud : deceitful |
| derivative | a word formed from another word or base : a word formed by derivation |
| tantamount | equivalent in value, significance, or effect |
| redress | to set right : remedy |
| sojourn | a temporary stay |
| anonymity | the quality or state of being anonymous |
| repine | to feel or express dejection or discontent : complain |
| brunt | the principal force, shock, or stress (as of an attack) |
| animadversion | a critical and usually censorious remark |