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
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| blemish | to spoil by a flaw |
| ludicrous | amusing or laughable through obvious absurdity, incongruity, exaggeration, or eccentricity |
| cursive | running |
| inimitable | not capable of being imitated : matchless |
| ethereal | of or relating to the regions beyond the earth |
| dour | stern |
| pan | a usually broad, shallow, and open container for domestic use (as for cooking) |
| skittish | lively or frisky in action : capricious |
| inclement | lacking mildness: such as |
| douse | to plunge into water |