GRE Word List
ANTIDOTE
remedy to counteract a poison or disease; Ex. antidote to the economic troubles
The meaning of the word antidote is remedy to counteract a poison or disease; Ex. antidote to the economic troubles.
Random words
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prance | move about in a spirited manner (proudly and confidently) |
indicative | suggestive; implying; serving to indicate |
maul | handle roughly; batter; injure by beating; Ex. mauled by his overexcited fans; N: heavy long-handled hammer |
mountebank | charlatan; boastful pretender |
asinine | stupid; Ex. asinine remarks |
intuition | immediate insight; power of knowing without reasoning; ADJ. intuitive; V. intuit: know by intuition |
protuberance | protrusion; swelling; bulge |
irony | hidden sarcasm or satire; use of words that seem to mean the opposite of what they actually mean; use of words to convey the opposite of their literal meaning |
consanguineous | having a common ancestor |
marshal | put in order; guide ceremoniously to the correct place; Ex. marshal the children into the museum; N: military officer; official |