GRE Word List
ANTITHESIS
the direct opposite
The meaning of the word antithesis is the direct opposite.
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| proscribe | to publish the name of as condemned to death with the property of the condemned forfeited to the state |
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| pungent | sharply painful |
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| vernacular | using a language or dialect native to a region or country rather than a literary, cultured, or foreign language |