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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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| depredation | to lay waste : plunder |
| standstill | a state characterized by absence of motion or of progress : stop |
| inordinate | exceeding reasonable limits : immoderate |
| decomposition | to separate into constituent parts or elements or into simpler compounds |
| lumen | the cavity of a tubular organ or part |
| abdicate | to renounce a throne, high office, dignity, or function |
| brochure | pamphlet |
| decadence | the process of becoming decadent : the quality or state of being decadent |
| incinerate | to cause to burn to ashes |
| immaculate | spotlessly clean |