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 |
|---|---|
| disaffected | discontented and resentful especially against authority : rebellious |
| adorn | to enhance the appearance of especially with beautiful objects |
| cantata | a composition for one or more voices usually comprising solos, duets, recitatives, and choruses and sung to an instrumental accompaniment |
| apogee | the point in the orbit of an object (such as a satellite) orbiting the earth that is at the greatest distance from the center of the earth |
| efface | to eliminate or make indistinct by or as if by wearing away a surface |
| extort | to obtain from a person by force, intimidation, or undue or illegal power : wring |
| significant | having meaning |
| insurgent | a person who revolts against civil authority or an established government |
| smear | a viscous or sticky substance |
| itinerant | traveling from place to place |