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 |
|---|---|
| rectify | to set right : remedy |
| accolade | a mark of acknowledgment : award |
| gist | essence; main point; substance |
| epistemologist | the study or a theory of the nature and grounds of knowledge especially with reference to its limits and validity |
| genus | a class, kind, or group marked by common characteristics or by one common characteristic |
| thrive | to grow vigorously : flourish |
| cynical | having or showing the attitude or temper of a cynic: such as |
| cornice | the molded and projecting horizontal member that crowns an architectural composition see column illustration |
| denounce | to pronounce especially publicly to be blameworthy or evil |
| seine | a large net with sinkers on one edge and floats on the other that hangs vertically in the water and is used to enclose and catch fish when its ends are pulled together or are drawn ashore |