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 |
|---|---|
| ordinance | an authoritative decree or direction : order |
| alchemy | a medieval chemical science and speculative philosophy aiming to achieve the transmutation of the base metals into gold, the discovery of a universal cure for disease, and the discovery of a means of indefinitely prolonging life |
| heterogeneous | consisting of dissimilar or diverse ingredients or constituents : mixed |
| hackneyed | lacking in freshness or originality |
| embroil | to throw into disorder or confusion |
| ponderous | of very great weight |
| beware | to be on one's guard |
| canny | clever |
| inevitable | incapable of being avoided or evaded |
| dissent | to withhold assent or approval |