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 |
|---|---|
| pith | a usually continuous central strand of spongy tissue in the stems of most vascular plants that probably functions chiefly in storage |
| berserk | an ancient Scandinavian warrior frenzied in battle and held to be invulnerable |
| nepotism | favoritism (as in appointment to a job) based on kinship |
| bogus | not genuine : counterfeit |
| fusion | the act or process of liquefying or rendering plastic by heat |
| rolling | (of land) rising and falling in long gentle slopes; happening continuously by stages; Ex. rolling devolution of power to local governments |
| gallows | a frame usually of two upright posts and a transverse beam from which criminals are hanged |
| liability | the quality or state of being liable |
| egotistical | characterized by egotism : having, showing, or arising from an exaggerated sense of self-importance |
| inaugurate | to induct into an office with suitable ceremonies |