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
muskyhaving an odor of or resembling musk
holocausta sacrifice (see sacrifice
embossto raise the surface of into bosses
seedycontaining or full of seeds
whineto utter a high-pitched plaintive or distressed cry
uxoriousexcessively fond of or submissive to a wife
mandatean authoritative command
hazarda source of danger
commonwealtha nation, state, or other political unit: such as
irasciblemarked by hot temper and easily provoked anger