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 |
|---|---|
| indignity | an act that offends against a person's dignity or self-respect : insult |
| bullion | gold or silver considered as so much metal |
| amble | to go at or as if at an easy gait : saunter |
| delve | excavate |
| bane | a source of harm or ruin : curse |
| inarticulate | incapable of giving coherent, clear, or effective expression to one's ideas or feelings |
| connoisseur | expert |
| smolder | to burn sluggishly, without flame, and often with much smoke |
| terrestrial | of or relating to the earth or its inhabitants |
| throttle | to compress the throat of : choke |