GRE Word List
ANTECEDENTS
preceding events that influence what comes later; ancestors or early background
The meaning of the word antecedents is preceding events that influence what comes later; ancestors or early background.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| mutilate | maim; injure lastingly; deprive of a limb or an essential part |
| insidious | treacherous; stealthy; sly; working or spreading harmfully in a stealthy manner; Ex. insidious spreading of dry rot |
| glower | scowl; glare; look or stare angrily |
| curb | chain or strap used with a bit to restrain a horse; something that checks; V: check; restrain |
| retentive | holding; able to retain things (esp. facts in the mind); having a good memory |
| endue | provide with some quality; endow |
| filing | particle removed by a file |
| stout | rather fat; strong in body; sturdy; resolute; determined; strong in determination; Ex. stout stick/supporter |
| enact | make (a bill) into law |
| solicit | entreat; request earnestly; seek to obtain; Ex. solicit votes; CF. solicitor: one who solicits; chief law officer |