GRE Word List

ANTITHESIS

the direct opposite

The meaning of the word antithesis is the direct opposite.

Random words

WordMeaning
objectiveexpressing or dealing with facts or conditions as perceived without distortion by personal feelings, prejudices, or interpretations
audaciousintrepidly daring : adventurous
zealeagerness and ardent interest in pursuit of something : fervor
credoa guiding belief or principle : creed
devoidbeing without a usual, typical, or expected attribute or accompaniment
flightyswift
recidivisma tendency to relapse into a previous condition or mode of behavior
truisman undoubted or self-evident truth
grandiosecharacterized by affectation of grandeur or splendor or by absurd exaggeration
brindledhaving obscure dark streaks or flecks on a usually gray or tawny ground