GRE Word List
ANTITHESIS
the direct opposite
The meaning of the word antithesis is the direct opposite.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| rebate | to reduce the force or activity of : diminish |
| nicety | the quality or state of being nice |
| sacrilegious | committing or characterized by sacrilege : having or showing a lack of proper respect for a sacred person, place, or object |
| trinket | a small ornament (such as a jewel or ring) |
| ordeal | a primitive means used to determine guilt or innocence by submitting the accused to dangerous or painful tests believed to be under supernatural control |
| nadir | the point of the celestial sphere that is directly opposite the zenith and vertically downward from the observer |
| carcinogenic | producing or tending to produce cancer |
| debase | to lower in status, esteem, quality, or character |
| propriety | the quality or state of being proper or suitable : appropriateness |
| seismic | of, subject to, or caused by an earthquake |