GRE Word List

ANTIQUITY

ancient times

The meaning of the word antiquity is ancient times.

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expostulationan act or an instance of expostulating
diversionthe act or an instance of diverting or straying from a course, activity, or use : deviation
isthmusa narrow strip of land connecting two larger land areas
beatitudea state of utmost bliss
steadfastfirmly fixed in place : immovable
rabiesan acute virus disease of the nervous system of mammals that is caused by a rhabdovirus (species Rabies virus of the genus Lyssavirus) usually transmitted through the bite of a rabid animal and that is characterized typically by increased salivation, abnormal behavior, and eventual paralysis and death when untreated
acclimateto adapt (someone) to a new temperature, altitude, climate, environment, or situation
feuda mutual enmity or quarrel that is often prolonged or inveterate (see inveterate
phariseea member of a Jewish sect of the intertestamental period noted for strict observance of rites and ceremonies of the written law and for insistence on the validity of their own oral traditions concerning the law
hinterlandsa region lying inland from a coast