GRE Word List
ANTIQUITY
ancient times
The meaning of the word antiquity is ancient times.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| seine | a large net with sinkers on one edge and floats on the other that hangs vertically in the water and is used to enclose and catch fish when its ends are pulled together or are drawn ashore |
| willowy | abounding with willows |
| debunk | to expose the sham (see sham |
| venture | to proceed especially in the face of danger |
| gross | glaringly noticeable usually because of inexcusable badness or objectionableness |
| falsify | to prove or declare false : disprove |
| dissertation | an extended usually written treatment of a subject |
| prosper | to succeed in an enterprise or activity |
| careen | to put (a ship or boat) on a beach especially in order to clean, caulk, or repair the hull |
| pellucid | admitting maximum passage of light without diffusion or distortion |