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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WordMeaning
rectifyto set right : remedy
accoladea mark of acknowledgment : award
gistessence; main point; substance
epistemologistthe study or a theory of the nature and grounds of knowledge especially with reference to its limits and validity
genusa class, kind, or group marked by common characteristics or by one common characteristic
thriveto grow vigorously : flourish
cynicalhaving or showing the attitude or temper of a cynic: such as
cornicethe molded and projecting horizontal member that crowns an architectural composition see column illustration
denounceto pronounce especially publicly to be blameworthy or evil
seinea large net with sinkers on one edge and floats on the other that hangs vertically in the water and is used to enclose and catch fish when its ends are pulled together or are drawn ashore