GRE Word List
ANTIQUITY
ancient times
The meaning of the word antiquity is ancient times.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| hallowed | holy |
| dyslexia | a variable often familial learning disability involving difficulties in acquiring and processing language that is typically manifested by a lack of proficiency in reading, spelling, and writing |
| vigil | the act of keeping awake at times when sleep is customary |
| satire | a literary work holding up human vices and follies to ridicule or scorn |
| alchemy | a medieval chemical science and speculative philosophy aiming to achieve the transmutation of the base metals into gold, the discovery of a universal cure for disease, and the discovery of a means of indefinitely prolonging life |
| remission | the act or process of remitting |
| devious | wandering |
| bristle | a short stiff coarse hair or filament |
| propulsive | tending or having power to propel |
| drudge | to do hard, menial, or monotonous work |