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 |
|---|---|
| ennui | a feeling of weariness and dissatisfaction : boredom |
| pungent | sharply painful |
| acidulous | somewhat acid or harsh in taste or manner |
| conspiracy | the act of conspiring together |
| putative | commonly accepted or supposed |
| wangle | to resort to trickery or devious methods |
| benison | blessing |
| cajole | to persuade with flattery or gentle urging especially in the face of reluctance : coax |
| collected | gathered together |
| dinghy | a small boat carried on or towed behind a larger boat as a tender or a lifeboat |