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 |
|---|---|
| aver | to declare positively |
| besmirch | to cause harm or damage to the purity, luster, or beauty of (something) : sully |
| alms | something (such as money or food) given freely to relieve the poor |
| engulf | to flow over and enclose : overwhelm |
| austere | stern and cold in appearance or manner |
| wrangle | to dispute angrily or peevishly : bicker |
| stereotype | to make a stereotype from |
| sanguine | marked by eager hopefulness : confidently optimistic |
| prank | trick |
| indisputable | not disputable : unquestionable |