GRE Word List
ANTITHESIS
the direct opposite
The meaning of the word antithesis is the direct opposite.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| disproportion | lack of proportion, symmetry, or proper relation : disparity |
| pellucid | admitting maximum passage of light without diffusion or distortion |
| morgue | a place where the bodies of dead persons are kept temporarily pending identification or release for burial or autopsy |
| intervene | to occur, fall, or come between points of time or events |
| rigid | deficient in or devoid of flexibility |
| carat | a unit of fineness for gold equal to ¹/₂₄ part of pure gold in an alloy |
| crust | the hardened exterior or surface part of bread |
| incubate | to sit on (eggs) so as to hatch by the warmth of the body |
| paroxysm | a fit, attack, or sudden increase or recurrence of symptoms (as of a disease) : convulsion |
| unwonted | being out of the ordinary : rare |