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
reprobatean unprincipled or depraved person : scoundrel
guilelessinnocent
bara straight piece (as of wood or metal) that is longer than it is wide and has any of various uses (as for a lever, support, barrier, or fastening)
passepast one's prime
jargonthe technical terminology or characteristic idiom of a special activity or group
heterodoxcontrary to or different from an acknowledged standard, a traditional form, or an established religion : unorthodox
affablebeing pleasant and at ease in talking to others
suckleto give milk to from the breast or udder
anvila heavy usually steel-faced iron block on which metal is shaped (as by hand hammering)
divaprima donna