GRE Word List
ANTITHESIS
the direct opposite
The meaning of the word antithesis is the direct opposite.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| conformist | one who conforms : a person who behaves in accordance with prevailing standards or customs and typically dislikes or avoids unconventional behavior |
| construe | to analyze the arrangement and connection of words in (a sentence or sentence part) |
| antidote | a remedy to counteract the effects of poison |
| vertigo | a sensation of motion in which the individual or the individual's surroundings seem to whirl dizzily |
| interdict | a Roman Catholic ecclesiastical censure withdrawing most sacraments and Christian burial from a person or district |
| loathe | to dislike greatly and often with disgust or intolerance : detest |
| illicit | not permitted : unlawful |
| humble | not proud or haughty : not arrogant or assertive |
| parameter | an arbitrary constant whose value characterizes a member of a system (such as a family of curves) |
| subversive | the act of subverting : the state of being subverted |