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 |
|---|---|
| taxonomist | the study of the general principles of scientific classification : systematics |
| vernacular | using a language or dialect native to a region or country rather than a literary, cultured, or foreign language |
| limber | having a supple and resilient quality (as of mind or body) : agile |
| paste | a dough that contains a considerable proportion of fat and is used for pastry crust or fancy rolls |
| codify | to reduce to a code |
| mire | wet spongy earth (as of a bog or marsh) |
| excise | an internal tax levied on the manufacture, sale, or consumption of a commodity |
| forward | near, being at, or belonging to the forepart |
| craven | lacking the least bit of courage : contemptibly fainthearted |
| peripheral | of, relating to, involving, or forming a periphery or surface part |