GRE Word List
ANTITHESIS
the direct opposite
The meaning of the word antithesis is the direct opposite.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| peremptory | putting an end to or precluding a right of action, debate, or delay |
| exact | to call for forcibly or urgently and obtain |
| adverse | acting against or in a contrary direction : hostile |
| recondite | difficult or impossible for one of ordinary understanding or knowledge to comprehend : deep |
| mutability | prone to change : inconstant |
| ramification | branch |
| confluence | a coming or flowing together, meeting, or gathering at one point |
| rakish | of, relating to, or characteristic of a rake : dissolute |
| jeopardize | to expose to danger or risk : imperil |
| preposterous | contrary to nature, reason, or common sense : absurd |