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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WordMeaning
simplisticexcessively simple or simplified : treating a problem or subject with false simplicity by omitting or ignoring complicating factors or details
minusculevery small
inundateoverwhelm
loftan upper room or floor : attic
assuageto lessen the intensity of (something that pains or distresses) : ease
repugnancethe quality or fact of being contradictory or inconsistent
lividdiscolored by bruising : black-and-blue
homagea feudal ceremony by which a man acknowledges himself the vassal of a lord
ecstasya state of overwhelming emotion
milieuthe physical or social setting in which something occurs or develops : environment