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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paramourlover
discretionindividual choice or judgment
rummageto make a thorough search or investigation
virusany of a large group of submicroscopic infectious agents that are usually regarded as nonliving extremely complex molecules, that typically contain a protein coat surrounding an RNA or DNA core of genetic material but no semipermeable membrane, that are capable of growth and multiplication only in living cells, and that cause various important diseases in humans, animals, and plants
rabiesan acute virus disease of the nervous system of mammals that is caused by a rhabdovirus (species Rabies virus of the genus Lyssavirus) usually transmitted through the bite of a rabid animal and that is characterized typically by increased salivation, abnormal behavior, and eventual paralysis and death when untreated
dallyto act playfully
divulgeto make known (something, such as a confidence or secret)
genusa class, kind, or group marked by common characteristics or by one common characteristic
espionagethe practice of spying or using spies to obtain information about the plans and activities especially of a foreign government or a competing company
desultorymarked by lack of definite plan, regularity, or purpose