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 |
|---|---|
| passe | past one's prime |
| fitful | characterized by fits or paroxysms |
| oracular | resembling an oracle (as in solemnity of delivery) |
| saga | a prose narrative recorded in Iceland in the 12th and 13th centuries of historic or legendary figures and events of the heroic age of Norway and Iceland |
| conjecture | inference formed without proof or sufficient evidence |
| monumental | serving as or resembling a monument : massive |
| flaunt | to display or obtrude oneself to public notice |
| rubble | broken fragments (as of rock) resulting from the decay or destruction of a building |
| affable | being pleasant and at ease in talking to others |
| alimentary | of or relating to nourishment or nutrition |