GRE Word List
ANTITHESIS
the direct opposite
The meaning of the word antithesis is the direct opposite.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| rider | one that rides |
| gait | a manner of walking or moving on foot |
| inebriate | one who is drunk |
| impunity | exemption or freedom from punishment, harm, or loss |
| chorus | a company of singers and dancers in Athenian drama participating in or commenting on the action |
| inviolable | secure from violation or profanation |
| martial | of, relating to, or suited for war or a warrior |
| libido | instinctual psychic energy that in psychoanalytic theory is derived from primitive biological urges (as for sexual pleasure or self-preservation) and that is expressed in conscious activity |
| ineffectual | not producing the proper or intended effect : futile |
| abstruse | difficult to comprehend : recondite |