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 |
|---|---|
| resplendent | shining brilliantly : characterized by a glowing splendor |
| complacency | self-satisfaction especially when accompanied by unawareness of actual dangers or deficiencies |
| lurid | causing horror or revulsion : gruesome |
| mutability | prone to change : inconstant |
| commiserate | to feel or express sympathy : condole |
| compromise | settlement of differences by arbitration or by consent reached by mutual concessions |
| filibuster | an irregular military adventurer |
| mercenary | one that serves merely for wages |
| affront | to insult especially to the face by behavior or language |
| doze | to sleep lightly |