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 |
|---|---|
| mnemonic | assisting or intended to assist memory |
| obtuse | not pointed or acute : blunt |
| disclaim | to make a disclaimer |
| contingent | dependent on or conditioned by something else |
| chortle | to sing or chant exultantly |
| decomposition | to separate into constituent parts or elements or into simpler compounds |
| causal | expressing or indicating cause : causative |
| pitfall | trap |
| corollary | a proposition (see proposition |
| jocund | marked by or suggestive of high spirits and lively mirthfulness |