GRE Word List
ANTIQUITY
ancient times
The meaning of the word antiquity is ancient times.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| circumspect | careful to consider all circumstances and possible consequences : prudent |
| conifer | any of an order (Coniferales) of mostly evergreen trees and shrubs having usually needle-shaped or scalelike leaves and including forms (such as pines) with true cones and others (such as yews) with an arillate fruit |
| skittish | lively or frisky in action : capricious |
| airy | of or relating to air : atmospheric |
| provision | the act or process of providing |
| nostrum | a medicine of secret composition recommended by its preparer but usually without scientific proof of its effectiveness |
| crux | a puzzling or difficult problem : an unsolved question |
| intimidate | to make timid or fearful : frighten |
| testy | easily annoyed : irritable |
| fluster | to put into a state of agitated confusion : upset |