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 |
|---|---|
| prude | a person who is excessively or priggishly attentive to propriety or decorum |
| spoonerism | a transposition of usually initial sounds of two or more words (as in tons of soil for sons of toil) |
| devoid | being without a usual, typical, or expected attribute or accompaniment |
| verbiage | a profusion of words usually of little or obscure content |
| impenetrable | incapable of being penetrated or pierced |
| hideous | offensive to the senses and especially to sight : exceedingly ugly |
| exclaim | to cry out or speak in strong or sudden emotion |
| broil | to cook by direct exposure to radiant heat : grill |
| slick | having a smooth surface : slippery |
| abjure | to renounce upon oath |