GRE Word List
ANTITHESIS
the direct opposite
The meaning of the word antithesis is the direct opposite.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| wangle | to resort to trickery or devious methods |
| resign | relegate |
| rapt | lifted up and carried away |
| appall | to overcome with consternation, shock, or dismay |
| perfunctory | characterized by routine or superficiality : mechanical |
| rant | to talk in a noisy, excited, or declamatory manner |
| pulverize | to reduce (as by crushing, beating, or grinding) to very small particles : atomize |
| drama | a composition (see composition |
| sully | to make soiled or tarnished : defile |
| besiege | to surround with armed forces |