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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riveta headed pin or bolt of metal used for uniting two or more pieces by passing the shank through a hole in each piece and then beating or pressing down the plain end so as to make a second head
carpingmarked by or inclined to querulous and often perverse criticism
hieroglyphicwritten in, constituting, or belonging to a system of writing mainly in pictorial characters
arch-a typically curved structural member spanning an opening and serving as a support (as for the wall or other weight above the opening)
besetto set or stud with or as if with ornaments
flitto pass quickly or abruptly from one place or condition to another
philanderera man who has sexual relations with many women
mirthgladness or gaiety as shown by or accompanied with laughter
prudea person who is excessively or priggishly attentive to propriety or decorum
accoutreto provide with equipment or furnishings : outfit