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.

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WordMeaning
prancemove about in a spirited manner (proudly and confidently)
indicativesuggestive; implying; serving to indicate
maulhandle roughly; batter; injure by beating; Ex. mauled by his overexcited fans; N: heavy long-handled hammer
mountebankcharlatan; boastful pretender
asininestupid; Ex. asinine remarks
intuitionimmediate insight; power of knowing without reasoning; ADJ. intuitive; V. intuit: know by intuition
protuberanceprotrusion; swelling; bulge
ironyhidden 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
consanguineoushaving a common ancestor
marshalput in order; guide ceremoniously to the correct place; Ex. marshal the children into the museum; N: military officer; official