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 |
|---|---|
| colloquial | used in or characteristic of familiar and informal conversation |
| fallacious | embodying a fallacy |
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| extricate | to free or remove from an entanglement or difficulty |
| sleazy | lacking firmness of texture : flimsy |
| leniency | the quality or state of being lenient |
| gush | to issue copiously or violently |
| low | having a small upward extension or elevation |
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| substantial | consisting of or relating to substance |