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 |
|---|---|
| cessation | a temporary or final ceasing (as of action) : stop |
| tyranny | oppressive power |
| voluble | easily rolling or turning : rotating |
| palpitate | to beat rapidly and strongly : throb |
| astigmatism | a defect of an optical system (such as a lens) causing rays from a point to fail to meet in a focal point resulting in a blurred and imperfect image |
| marked | having an identifying mark |
| luster | a glow of reflected light : sheen |
| dehydrate | to remove bound water or hydrogen and oxygen from (a chemical compound) in the proportion in which they form water |
| expatiate | to move about freely or at will : wander |
| bard | a tribal poet-singer skilled in composing and reciting verses on heroes and their deeds |