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
alliterationthe repetition of usually initial consonant sounds in two or more neighboring words or syllables (such as wild and woolly, threatening throngs)
surgeto rise and fall actively : toss
opulencewealth
exhilaratingcausing strong feelings of happy excitement and elation : thrilling
phlegmaticresembling, consisting of, or producing the humor phlegm
incognitowith one's identity concealed
cognizancea distinguishing mark or emblem (such as a heraldic bearing)
finishedentirely done
imperiousmarked by arrogant assurance : domineering
pitha usually continuous central strand of spongy tissue in the stems of most vascular plants that probably functions chiefly in storage