GRE Word List
ANTIQUITY
ancient times
The meaning of the word antiquity is ancient times.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| couple | two persons married, engaged, or otherwise romantically paired |
| wince | to shrink back involuntarily (as from pain) : flinch |
| fallow | of a light yellowish-brown color |
| gazette | newspaper |
| reserve | to hold in reserve : keep back |
| sibylline | any of several prophetesses usually accepted as 10 in number and credited to widely separate parts of the ancient world (such as Babylonia, Egypt, Greece, and Italy) |
| glamor | an exciting and often illusory and romantic attractiveness |
| espionage | the practice of spying or using spies to obtain information about the plans and activities especially of a foreign government or a competing company |
| glib | showing little forethought or preparation : offhand |
| putrid | being in a state of putrefaction : rotten |