GRE Word List
ANTITHESIS
the direct opposite
The meaning of the word antithesis is the direct opposite.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| pliable | supple enough to bend freely or repeatedly without breaking |
| precinct | a part of a territory with definite bounds or functions often established for administrative purposes : district |
| pauper | a person destitute of means except such as are derived from charity |
| insouciant | lighthearted unconcern : nonchalance |
| drastic | acting rapidly or violently |
| constraint | the act of constraining |
| machiavellian | of or relating to Machiavelli or Machiavellianism |
| discrete | constituting a separate entity : individually distinct |
| lewd | obscene |
| extrude | to force, press, or push out |