GRE Word List
ANTIQUITY
ancient times
The meaning of the word antiquity is ancient times.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| embroil | to throw into disorder or confusion |
| stilted | pompous |
| mammoth | any of a genus (Mammuthus) of extinct Pleistocene mammals of the elephant family distinguished from recent elephants by highly ridged molars, usually large size, very long tusks that curve upward, and well-developed body hair |
| aloft | at or to a great height |
| amphitheater | an oval or circular building with rising tiers of seats ranged about an open space and used in ancient Rome especially for contests and spectacles |
| interjection | an ejaculatory utterance usually lacking grammatical connection: such as |
| jargon | the technical terminology or characteristic idiom of a special activity or group |
| convention | agreement |
| ambiguous | doubtful or uncertain especially from obscurity or indistinctness |
| matriarch | a woman who rules or dominates a family, group, or state |