GRE Word List
ANTITHESIS
the direct opposite
The meaning of the word antithesis is the direct opposite.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| falsify | to prove or declare false : disprove |
| subaltern | particular with reference to a related universal proposition |
| brawn | the flesh of a boar |
| cupidity | inordinate desire for wealth : avarice |
| frond | a large leaf (especially of a palm or fern) usually with many divisions |
| anachronism | an error in chronology |
| nihilist | a viewpoint that traditional values and beliefs are unfounded and that existence is senseless and useless |
| cataclysm | flood |
| inured | to accustom to accept something undesirable |
| underlying | lying beneath or below |