GRE Word List
ANTITHESIS
the direct opposite
The meaning of the word antithesis is the direct opposite.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| waffle | a crisp cake of batter baked in a waffle iron |
| fanfare | a short and lively sounding of trumpets |
| tautological | involving or containing rhetorical tautology : redundant |
| roster | a roll or list of personnel |
| discernible | able to be perceived by a sense (such as sight or smell) or by the mind : capable of being discerned |
| disavowal | to deny responsibility for : repudiate |
| penitent | feeling or expressing humble or regretful pain or sorrow for sins or offenses : repentant |
| philistine | a native or inhabitant of ancient Philistia |
| pragmatic | relating to matters of fact or practical affairs often to the exclusion of intellectual or artistic matters : practical as opposed to idealistic |
| gambol | to skip about in play : frisk |