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 |
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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 |