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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gloatto observe or think about something with triumphant and often malicious satisfaction, gratification, or delight
tanto make (skin) tan especially by exposure to the sun
lecterna stand used to support a book or script in a convenient position for a standing reader or speaker
dumbfoundto confound (see confound
careera profession for which one trains and which is undertaken as a permanent calling
arcadea long arched building or gallery
immureto enclose within or as if within walls
stoica member of a school of philosophy founded by Zeno of Citium about 300 b.c.
tawnyof the color tawny
surmisea thought or idea based on scanty evidence : conjecture