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 |
|---|---|
| stump | the basal portion of a bodily part remaining after the rest is removed |
| scoff | an expression of scorn, derision, or contempt : gibe |
| ruse | a wily subterfuge |
| insurrection | an act or instance of revolting against civil authority or an established government |
| obdurate | stubbornly persistent in wrongdoing |
| sophisticated | deprived of native or original simplicity: such as |
| clot | a portion of a substance adhering together in a thick nondescript mass (as of clay or gum) |
| unfaltering | not wavering or weakening : firm |
| poise | balance |
| notoriety | the quality or state of being notorious |