GRE Word List
ANTIQUITY
ancient times
The meaning of the word antiquity is ancient times.
Random words
Word | Meaning |
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impinge | encroach |
conscientious | meticulous |
millennium | the thousand years mentioned in Revelation (see revelation |
crone | a cruel or ugly old woman |
obfuscate | to throw into shadow : darken |
beset | to set or stud with or as if with ornaments |
circumlocution | the use of an unnecessarily large number of words to express an idea |
pedantic | of, relating to, or being a pedant |
astute | having or showing shrewdness and an ability to notice and understand things clearly : mentally sharp or clever |
polar | of or relating to a geographic pole or the region around it |