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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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| euphemism | the substitution of an agreeable or inoffensive expression for one that may offend or suggest something unpleasant |
| lunar | crescent |
| purse | a small bag for money |
| antidote | a remedy to counteract the effects of poison |
| wade | to step in or through a medium (such as water) offering more resistance than air |
| capricious | governed or characterized by caprice : impulsive |
| qualify | to reduce from a general to a particular or restricted form : modify |
| conjecture | inference formed without proof or sufficient evidence |
| deface | to mar the appearance of : injure by effacing significant details |
| elliptical | of, relating to, or shaped like an ellipse |