GRE Word List
ANTITHESIS
the direct opposite
The meaning of the word antithesis is the direct opposite.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| pungent | sharply painful |
| augment | to make greater, more numerous, larger, or more intense |
| pang | a brief piercing spasm of pain |
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| suspend | to debar temporarily especially from a privilege, office, or function |
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