GRE Word List
ANTITHESIS
the direct opposite
The meaning of the word antithesis is the direct opposite.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| emolument | the returns arising from office or employment usually in the form of compensation or perquisites |
| bloated | overfilled and extended with liquid, gas, food, etc. |
| inanimate | not animate: |
| malleable | capable of being extended or shaped by beating with a hammer or by the pressure of rollers |
| nomenclature | name |
| clandestine | marked by, held in, or conducted with secrecy : surreptitious |
| entourage | one's attendants or associates |
| burlesque | a literary or dramatic work that seeks to ridicule by means of grotesque exaggeration or comic imitation |
| badinage | playful repartee : banter |
| philanthropist | one who makes an active effort to promote human welfare : a person who practices philanthropy |