GRE Word List
ANTITHESIS
the direct opposite
The meaning of the word antithesis is the direct opposite.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| sentimental | marked or governed by feeling, sensibility, or emotional idealism |
| inchoate | being only partly in existence or operation : incipient |
| hypnosis | a trancelike state that resembles sleep but is induced by a person whose suggestions are readily accepted by the subject |
| genesis | the origin or coming into being of something |
| grotesque | a style of decorative art characterized by fanciful or fantastic human and animal forms often interwoven with foliage or similar figures that may distort the natural into absurdity, ugliness, or caricature |
| sprout | to grow, spring up, or come forth as or as if a sprout |
| longevity | a long duration of individual life |
| polemic | an aggressive attack on or refutation of the opinions or principles of another |
| hedonist | a person who is devoted to the pursuit of pleasure : someone who practices hedonism |
| cordon | an ornamental cord or ribbon |