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
plausiblesuperficially fair, reasonable, or valuable but often specious
delineateto describe, portray, or set forth with accuracy or in detail
noxiousphysically harmful or destructive to living beings
subsideto sink or fall to the bottom : settle
ostracizeto exile by ostracism
stumpthe basal portion of a bodily part remaining after the rest is removed
audita formal examination of an organization's or individual's accounts or financial situation
deciduousfalling off or shed seasonally or at a certain stage of development in the life cycle
cholericeasily moved to often unreasonable or excessive anger : hot-tempered
pinionthe terminal section of a bird's wing including the carpus, metacarpus, and phalanges