GRE Word List

ANTHOLOGY

a collection of selected literary pieces or passages or works of art or music

The meaning of the word anthology is a collection of selected literary pieces or passages or works of art or music.

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graphitea soft black lustrous form of carbon that conducts electricity and is used in lead pencils and electrolytic anodes, as a lubricant, and as a moderator in nuclear reactors
vigilantea member of a volunteer committee organized to suppress and punish crime summarily (as when the processes of law are viewed as inadequate)
vendettablood feud
pento shut in or as if in a pen
venturesomeinclined to court or incur risk or danger : daring
environencircle
chauvinistan attitude of superiority toward members of the opposite sex
ethosthe distinguishing character, sentiment, moral nature, or guiding beliefs of a person, group, or institution
entitybeing
advocateone who defends or maintains a cause or proposal