GRE Word List

ANTIQUITY

ancient times

The meaning of the word antiquity is ancient times.

Random words

WordMeaning
seasonalof, relating to, or varying in occurrence according to the season
animadversiona critical and usually censorious remark
yokea wooden bar or frame by which two draft animals (such as oxen) are joined at the heads or necks for working together
derisionthe use of ridicule or scorn to show contempt
insightfulexhibiting or characterized by insight
residualremainder
vivisectionthe cutting of or operation on a living animal usually for physiological or pathological investigation
illimitableincapable of being limited or bounded : measureless
burlesquea literary or dramatic work that seeks to ridicule by means of grotesque exaggeration or comic imitation
spoonerisma transposition of usually initial sounds of two or more words (as in tons of soil for sons of toil)