GRE Word List
ANTITHESIS
the direct opposite
The meaning of the word antithesis is the direct opposite.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| convoluted | having convolutions |
| colloquy | conversation |
| oculist | ophthalmologist |
| odyssey | a long wandering or voyage usually marked by many changes of fortune |
| pterodactyl | any of various pterosaurs (suborder Pterodactyloidea) of the Late Jurassic and Cretaceous having a rudimentary tail and a beak with reduced dentition |
| transition | a change or shift from one state, subject, place, etc. to another |
| indices | signs; indications; Ex. indices of a student's potential; CF. index: something that reveals or indicates; sign; Ex. cost-of-living index |
| necromancy | conjuration (see conjure |
| bromide | a binary compound of bromine with another element or a radical including some (such as potassium bromide) used as sedatives |
| appease | pacify |