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 |
|---|---|
| censorious | marked by or given to censure (see censure |
| ordain | to invest (see invest |
| finished | entirely done |
| irreconcilable | impossible to reconcile |
| chimerical | existing only as the product of unchecked imagination : fantastically visionary (see visionary |
| plumb | a lead weight attached to a line and used to indicate a vertical direction |
| accede | to express approval or give consent : to agree to a request or demand |
| commemorate | to call to remembrance |
| blunder | to move unsteadily or confusedly |
| malediction | curse |