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.

Random words

WordMeaning
superficialof, relating to, or located near a surface
violatebreak
centigraderelating to, conforming to, or having a thermometric scale on which the interval between the freezing point of water and the boiling point of water is divided into 100 degrees with 0° representing the freezing point and 100° the boiling point
compulsionan act of compelling
naivetea naive remark or action
burnishto make shiny or lustrous especially by rubbing
sleightdeceitful craftiness
preciseexactly or sharply defined or stated
sustenancemeans of support, maintenance, or subsistence : living
corpusthe body of a human or animal especially when dead