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 |
|---|---|
| touchy | marked by readiness to take offense on slight provocation |
| chisel | a metal tool with a sharpened edge at one end used to chip, carve, or cut into a solid material (such as wood, stone, or metal) |
| blasphemy | the act of insulting or showing contempt or lack of reverence for God |
| aerie | the nest of a bird on a cliff or a mountaintop |
| resonant | continuing to sound : echoing |
| circlet | a little circle |
| jab | to pierce or prod (someone or something) with or as if with a pointed object |
| celestial | of, relating to, or suggesting heaven or divinity |
| commonplace | commonly found or seen : ordinary |
| machiavellian | of or relating to Machiavelli or Machiavellianism |