GRE Word List
ANTIQUE
existing since or belonging to earlier times : ancient
The meaning of the word antique is existing since or belonging to earlier times : ancient.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| macerate | to cause to waste away by or as if by excessive fasting |
| bombardment | a late medieval cannon used to hurl large stones |
| inscrutable | not readily investigated, interpreted, or understood : mysterious |
| castigation | to subject to severe punishment, reproof, or criticism |
| fermentation | the enzyme-catalyzed anaerobic breakdown of an energy-rich compound (such as a carbohydrate to carbon dioxide and alcohol or to an organic acid) by the action of microorganisms (such as bacteria or yeast) that occurs naturally and is commonly used in the production of various products (such as food, alcoholic beverages, and pharmaceuticals) especially by controlling microbial enzymatic activity |
| straggle | to wander from the direct course or way : rove |
| jumble | to move in a confused or disordered manner |
| foil | to prevent from attaining an end : defeat |
| rolling | (of land) rising and falling in long gentle slopes; happening continuously by stages; Ex. rolling devolution of power to local governments |
| ameliorate | to make better or more tolerable |