GRE Word List
ANTITHESIS
the direct opposite
The meaning of the word antithesis is the direct opposite.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| codify | to reduce to a code |
| privy | private |
| circumvent | to manage to get around especially by ingenuity or stratagem |
| padre | a Christian clergyman |
| archives | a place in which public records or historical materials (such as documents) are preserved |
| thrifty | given to or marked by economy and good management |
| adjuration | a solemn oath |
| disfigure | to impair (as in beauty) by deep and persistent injuries |
| volition | the power of choosing or determining : will |
| soothsayer | a person who predicts the future by magical, intuitive, or more rational means : prognosticator |