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.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| respite | a period of temporary delay |
| pang | a brief piercing spasm of pain |
| concession | the act or an instance of conceding (as by granting something as a right, accepting something as true, or acknowledging defeat) |
| sublime | to cause to pass directly from the solid to the vapor state and condense back to solid form |
| slaughter | the act of killing |
| amiable | friendly, sociable, and congenial |
| heckler | one who heckles someone (such as a performer or speaker) usually by shouting criticisms or insults |
| supplant | to supersede (another) especially by force or treachery |
| anticlimax | the usually sudden transition in discourse from a significant idea to a trivial or ludicrous idea |
| concentric | having a common center |