GRE Word List
ANTIQUITY
ancient times
The meaning of the word antiquity is ancient times.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| impinge | encroach |
| conscientious | meticulous |
| millennium | the thousand years mentioned in Revelation (see revelation |
| crone | a cruel or ugly old woman |
| obfuscate | to throw into shadow : darken |
| beset | to set or stud with or as if with ornaments |
| circumlocution | the use of an unnecessarily large number of words to express an idea |
| pedantic | of, relating to, or being a pedant |
| astute | having or showing shrewdness and an ability to notice and understand things clearly : mentally sharp or clever |
| polar | of or relating to a geographic pole or the region around it |