GRE Word List

ANTITHESIS

the direct opposite

The meaning of the word antithesis is the direct opposite.

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WordMeaning
perquisitea privilege, gain, or profit incidental to regular salary or wages
purportto have the often specious appearance of being, intending, or claiming (something implied or inferred)
equestrianof, relating to, or featuring horseback riding
laconicusing or involving the use of a minimum of words : concise to the point of seeming rude or mysterious
sunderto break apart or in two : separate by or as if by violence or by intervening time or space
jingoistextreme chauvinism or nationalism marked especially by a belligerent foreign policy
orgysecret ceremonial rites held in honor of an ancient Greek or Roman deity and usually characterized by ecstatic singing and dancing
pliantpliable
interiman intervening time : interval
domineerto exercise arbitrary or overbearing control