GRE Word List
ANTITHESIS
the direct opposite
The meaning of the word antithesis is the direct opposite.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| lounge | to act or move idly or lazily : loaf |
| stupor | a condition of greatly dulled or completely suspended sense or sensibility |
| indelible | that cannot be removed, washed away, or erased |
| carapace | a bony or chitinous case or shield covering the back or part of the back of an animal (such as a turtle or crab) |
| visionary | having or marked by foresight and imagination |
| conifer | any of an order (Coniferales) of mostly evergreen trees and shrubs having usually needle-shaped or scalelike leaves and including forms (such as pines) with true cones and others (such as yews) with an arillate fruit |
| crestfallen | having a drooping crest or hanging head |
| abate | to decrease in force or intensity |
| criteria | a standard on which a judgment or decision may be based |
| promontory | a high point of land or rock projecting into a body of water |