GRE Word List
ANTITHESIS
the direct opposite
The meaning of the word antithesis is the direct opposite.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| pellucid | admitting maximum passage of light without diffusion or distortion |
| comprehensive | covering completely or broadly : inclusive |
| baffle | to defeat or check (someone) by confusing or puzzling : to confuse or frustrate completely : disconcert |
| poignancy | the quality or state of being poignant |
| incandescent | white, glowing, or luminous with intense heat |
| etymology | the history of a linguistic form (such as a word) shown by tracing its development since its earliest recorded occurrence in the language where it is found, by tracing its transmission from one language to another, by analyzing it into its component parts, by identifying its cognates in other languages, or by tracing it and its cognates to a common ancestral form in an ancestral language |
| apprehend | arrest |
| askew | out of line : at an angle |
| disinter | to take out of the grave or tomb |
| vacuous | emptied of or lacking content |