GRE Word List
ANTITHESIS
the direct opposite
The meaning of the word antithesis is the direct opposite.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| crypt | a chamber (such as a vault) wholly or partly underground |
| callous | being hardened and thickened |
| incubate | to sit on (eggs) so as to hatch by the warmth of the body |
| rendezvous | a place appointed for assembling or meeting |
| environ | encircle |
| tiller | one that tills : cultivator |
| spoonerism | a transposition of usually initial sounds of two or more words (as in tons of soil for sons of toil) |
| benefit | something that produces good or helpful results or effects or that promotes well-being : advantage |
| assiduous | showing great care, attention, and effort : marked by careful unremitting attention or persistent application |
| revoke | to annul by recalling or taking back : rescind |