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 |
|---|---|
| stickler | one who insists on exactness or completeness in the observance of something |
| tardy | moving slowly : sluggish |
| balmy | having the qualities of balm : soothing |
| docket | a brief written summary of a document : abstract |
| bilious | of or relating to a yellow or greenish fluid that is secreted by the liver and that aids especially in the emulsification and absorption of fats : of or relating to bile (see bile |
| preen | to groom with the bill especially by rearranging the barbs and barbules of the feathers and by distributing oil from the uropygial gland |
| verve | the spirit and enthusiasm animating artistic composition or performance : vivacity |
| mettle | vigor and strength of spirit or temperament (see temperament |
| optometrist | a specialist licensed to practice optometry compare ophthalmologist |
| queasy | causing nausea |