GRE Word List
ANTIQUITY
ancient times
The meaning of the word antiquity is ancient times.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| expostulation | an act or an instance of expostulating |
| diversion | the act or an instance of diverting or straying from a course, activity, or use : deviation |
| isthmus | a narrow strip of land connecting two larger land areas |
| beatitude | a state of utmost bliss |
| steadfast | firmly fixed in place : immovable |
| rabies | an acute virus disease of the nervous system of mammals that is caused by a rhabdovirus (species Rabies virus of the genus Lyssavirus) usually transmitted through the bite of a rabid animal and that is characterized typically by increased salivation, abnormal behavior, and eventual paralysis and death when untreated |
| acclimate | to adapt (someone) to a new temperature, altitude, climate, environment, or situation |
| feud | a mutual enmity or quarrel that is often prolonged or inveterate (see inveterate |
| pharisee | a member of a Jewish sect of the intertestamental period noted for strict observance of rites and ceremonies of the written law and for insistence on the validity of their own oral traditions concerning the law |
| hinterlands | a region lying inland from a coast |