GRE Word List

ANTICLIMAX

the usually sudden transition in discourse from a significant idea to a trivial or ludicrous idea

The meaning of the word anticlimax is the usually sudden transition in discourse from a significant idea to a trivial or ludicrous idea.

Random words

WordMeaning
cringeto recoil in distaste
gregarioustending to associate with others of one's kind : social
recuperateto get back : regain
hackneyedlacking in freshness or originality
subsistencereal being : existence
obloquya strongly condemnatory utterance : abusive language
behooveto be necessary, proper, or advantageous for
innocuousproducing no injury : harmless
cliquea narrow exclusive circle or group of persons
forsaketo renounce or turn away from entirely