GRE Word List

ANTITHESIS

the direct opposite

The meaning of the word antithesis is the direct opposite.

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WordMeaning
sentimentalmarked or governed by feeling, sensibility, or emotional idealism
inchoatebeing only partly in existence or operation : incipient
hypnosisa trancelike state that resembles sleep but is induced by a person whose suggestions are readily accepted by the subject
genesisthe origin or coming into being of something
grotesquea style of decorative art characterized by fanciful or fantastic human and animal forms often interwoven with foliage or similar figures that may distort the natural into absurdity, ugliness, or caricature
sproutto grow, spring up, or come forth as or as if a sprout
longevitya long duration of individual life
polemican aggressive attack on or refutation of the opinions or principles of another
hedonista person who is devoted to the pursuit of pleasure : someone who practices hedonism
cordonan ornamental cord or ribbon