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
adversitya state or instance of serious or continued difficulty or misfortune
sacrosanctmost sacred or holy : inviolable
plebiscitea vote by which the people of an entire country or district express an opinion for or against a proposal especially on a choice of government or ruler
juridicalof or relating to the administration of justice or the office of a judge
vendettablood feud
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
contentiona point advanced or maintained in a debate or argument
effervescencethe property of forming bubbles : the action or process of effervescing
parablea usually short fictitious story that illustrates a moral attitude or a religious principle
apotheosisthe perfect form or example of something : quintessence