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 |
|---|---|
| acclimate | to adapt (someone) to a new temperature, altitude, climate, environment, or situation |
| elevation | the height to which something is elevated: such as |
| maritime | of, relating to, or bordering on the sea |
| patrician | a member of one of the original citizen families of ancient Rome |
| sensual | relating to or consisting in the gratification of the senses or the indulgence of appetite : fleshly |
| mincing | affectedly dainty or delicate |
| incendiary | igniting combustible materials spontaneously |
| physiological | of or relating to physiology |
| plethora | an ample amount or number : abundance |
| deluge | an overflowing of the land by water |