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.

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procurementthe act or process of procuring
deifyto make a god of
headlongheadfirst
discerningshowing insight and understanding : discriminating
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