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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torsothe human body apart from the head, neck, arms, and legs : the human trunk
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oratorone who delivers an oration
secreteto form and give off (a secretion)
dispelto drive away or cause to vanish by or as if by scattering : dissipate
litheeasily bent or flexed
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prologuethe preface or introduction to a literary work
markedhaving an identifying mark
dubiousunsettled in opinion : doubtful