GRE Word List
ANTIQUITY
ancient times
The meaning of the word antiquity is ancient times.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| orthodox | conforming to established doctrine especially in religion |
| prate | to talk long and idly : chatter |
| devise | to form in the mind by new combinations or applications of ideas or principles : invent |
| cornucopia | a curved, hollow goat's horn or similarly shaped receptacle (such as a horn-shaped basket) that is overflowing especially with fruit and vegetables (such as gourds, ears of corn, apples, and grapes) and that is used as a decorative motif emblematic of abundance |
| interregnum | the time during which a throne is vacant between two successive reigns or regimes |
| aggregate | formed by the collection of units or particles into a body, mass, or amount : collective |
| quack | to make the characteristic cry of a duck |
| criteria | a standard on which a judgment or decision may be based |
| sanctimonious | hypocritically pious or devout |
| veracity | conformity with truth or fact : accuracy |