GRE Word List
ANTIQUITY
ancient times
The meaning of the word antiquity is ancient times.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| centrifuge | a machine using centrifugal force for separating substances of different densities, for removing moisture, or for simulating gravitational effects |
| ruffian | a brutal person : bully |
| shoot | to eject or impel or cause to be ejected or impelled by a sudden release of tension (as of a bowstring or slingshot or by a flick of a finger) |
| liquidate | to determine by agreement or by litigation the precise amount of (indebtedness, damages, or accounts) |
| matrimony | the state of being married : marriage |
| tribunal | a court or forum of justice |
| abscond | to depart secretly and hide oneself |
| hackles | one of the long narrow feathers on the neck or saddle of a bird |
| umbrage | a feeling of pique or resentment at some often fancied slight or insult |
| executioner | one who executes |