GRE Word List
ANTIQUITY
ancient times
The meaning of the word antiquity is ancient times.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| buffoon | a ludicrous figure : clown |
| confiscate | appropriated by the government : forfeited |
| dermatologist | a branch of medicine dealing with the skin, its structure, functions, and diseases |
| counterpart | one of two corresponding copies of a legal instrument : duplicate |
| perimeter | the boundary of a closed plane figure |
| lancet | a sharp-pointed and commonly 2-edged surgical instrument used to make small incisions |
| preposterous | contrary to nature, reason, or common sense : absurd |
| disparate | markedly distinct in quality or character |
| benison | blessing |
| syllogism | a deductive scheme of a formal argument consisting of a major and a minor premise and a conclusion (as in "every virtue is laudable; kindness is a virtue; therefore kindness is laudable") |