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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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| palpable | capable of being touched or felt : tangible |
| somber | so shaded as to be dark and gloomy |
| perforate | to make a hole through |
| contiguous | being in actual contact : touching along a boundary or at a point |
| maleficent | working or productive of harm or evil : baleful |
| plumage | the feathers of a bird |
| whorl | a drum-shaped section on the lower part of a spindle in spinning or weaving machinery serving as a pulley for the tape drive that rotates the spindle |
| import | to bring from a foreign or external source: such as |
| imbalance | lack of balance : the state of being out of equilibrium or out of proportion |
| progenitor | an ancestor in the direct line : forefather |