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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| rivet | a 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 |
| carping | marked by or inclined to querulous and often perverse criticism |
| hieroglyphic | written 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) |
| beset | to set or stud with or as if with ornaments |
| flit | to pass quickly or abruptly from one place or condition to another |
| philanderer | a man who has sexual relations with many women |
| mirth | gladness or gaiety as shown by or accompanied with laughter |
| prude | a person who is excessively or priggishly attentive to propriety or decorum |
| accoutre | to provide with equipment or furnishings : outfit |