GRE Word List
ANTIQUE
made in an earlier period and usu. valuable; N: object that was made in an earlier period and that is rare or valuable
The meaning of the word antique is made in an earlier period and usu. valuable; N: object that was made in an earlier period and that is rare or valuable.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| peruse | read through with care; N. perusal |
| margin | border; room; allowance beyond what is needed; Ex. margin of safety |
| comity | courtesy; civility; Ex. comity of nations |
| leniency | mildness; permissiveness; ADJ. lenient: not severe in judgment or punishment |
| heresy | opinion contrary to popular belief; opinion contrary to accepted religion; ADJ. heretical; CF. heretic |
| palate | roof of the mouth; sense of the taste |
| sophist | teacher of philosophy; quibbler; employer of fallacious reasoning; N. sophism: plausible but fallacious argument |
| tremor | trembling; slight quiver (as of the earth or from nervous agitation) |
| manumit | emancipate; free from slavery or bondage |
| scapegoat | someone who bears the blame for others; whipping boy; CF. escape+goat |
