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

WordMeaning
transpireto take place : go on
mysticmystical
bruisean injury involving rupture of small blood vessels and discoloration without a break in the overlying skin : contusion
enclavea distinct territorial, cultural, or social unit enclosed within or as if within foreign territory
bereftdeprived or robbed of the possession or use of something
angularforming an angle : sharp-cornered
staminathe bodily or mental capacity to sustain a prolonged stressful effort or activity : endurance
importto bring from a foreign or external source: such as
congruencethe quality or state of agreeing, coinciding, or being congruent
suspensethe state of being suspended : suspension