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 |
|---|---|
| romp | one that romps |
| bane | a source of harm or ruin : curse |
| championship | designation as champion |
| veritable | being in fact the thing named and not false, unreal, or imaginary |
| sonorous | producing sound (as when struck) |
| categorical | absolute |
| ramp | a sloping way or plane: such as |
| tensile | capable of tension : ductile |
| verdigris | a green or greenish-blue poisonous pigment resulting from the action of acetic acid on copper and consisting of one or more basic copper acetates |
| inveigle | to win over by wiles : entice |