GRE Word List
ANTIQUITY
ancient times
The meaning of the word antiquity is ancient times.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| metropolis | the chief or capital city of a country, state, or region |
| iridescent | having or exhibiting iridescence |
| misnomer | the misnaming of a person in a legal instrument |
| dote | to exhibit mental decline of or like that of old age : be in one's dotage |
| brood | the young of an animal or a family of young |
| toss | to throw with a quick, light, or careless motion or with a sudden jerk |
| subsume | to include or place within something larger or more comprehensive : encompass as a subordinate or component element |
| catapult | an ancient military device for hurling missiles |
| primp | to dress, adorn, or arrange in a careful or finicky manner |
| idiom | an expression in the usage of a language that is peculiar to itself either in having a meaning that cannot be derived from the conjoined meanings of its elements (such as up in the air for "undecided") or in its grammatically atypical use of words (such as give way) |