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 |
|---|---|
| compromise | settlement of differences by arbitration or by consent reached by mutual concessions |
| hermitage | the habitation of a hermit |
| carillon | a set of fixed chromatically tuned bells sounded by hammers controlled from a keyboard |
| mammoth | any of a genus (Mammuthus) of extinct Pleistocene mammals of the elephant family distinguished from recent elephants by highly ridged molars, usually large size, very long tusks that curve upward, and well-developed body hair |
| precinct | a part of a territory with definite bounds or functions often established for administrative purposes : district |
| shackle | something (such as a manacle or fetter) that confines the legs or arms |
| cant | the expression or repetition of conventional or trite opinions or sentiments |
| impermeable | not permitting passage (as of a fluid) through its substance |
| mannered | having manners of a specified kind |
| subtlety | the quality or state of being subtle |