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 |
|---|---|
| obscure | dark |
| medley | a musical composition made up of a series of songs or short pieces |
| wane | to decrease in size, extent, or degree : dwindle |
| snicker | to laugh in a covert or partly suppressed manner : titter |
| reverie | daydream |
| scruple | a unit of capacity equal to ¹/₂₄ Apothecaries' ounce see Weights and Measures Table |
| vernal | of, relating to, or occurring in the spring |
| virtual | being such in essence or effect though not formally recognized or admitted |
| fresco | the art of painting on freshly spread moist lime plaster with water-based pigments |
| impious | not pious : lacking in reverence or proper respect (as for God or one's parents) : irreverent |