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 |
|---|---|
| iota | an infinitesimal amount : jot |
| scavenge | to remove (dirt, refuse, etc.) from an area |
| runic | any of the characters of any of several alphabets used by the Germanic peoples from about the 3rd to the 13th centuries |
| mawkish | lacking flavor or having an unpleasant taste |
| reparation | a repairing or keeping in repair |
| predator | an organism that primarily obtains food by the killing and consuming of other organisms : an organism that lives by predation |
| testator | a person who dies leaving a will or testament in force |
| hostage | a person held by one party in a conflict as a pledge pending the fulfillment of an agreement |
| pastiche | a literary, artistic, musical, or architectural work that imitates the style of previous work |
| monograph | a learned treatise on a small area of learning |