GRE Word List
ANTITHESIS
the direct opposite
The meaning of the word antithesis is the direct opposite.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| tantalize | to tease or torment by or as if by presenting something desirable to the view but continually keeping it out of reach |
| epistemologist | the study or a theory of the nature and grounds of knowledge especially with reference to its limits and validity |
| clime | climate |
| attest | to affirm to be true or genuine |
| ordain | to invest (see invest |
| complaisant | marked by an inclination to please or oblige |
| pernicious | highly injurious or destructive : deadly |
| reprove | to scold or correct usually gently or with kindly intent |
| arch- | a typically curved structural member spanning an opening and serving as a support (as for the wall or other weight above the opening) |
| high-flown | exceedingly or excessively high or favorable |