GRE Word List
ANTITHESIS
the direct opposite
The meaning of the word antithesis is the direct opposite.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| therapeutic | of or relating to the treatment of disease or disorders by remedial agents or methods : curative |
| rend | to remove from place by violence : wrest |
| complement | something that fills up, completes, or makes better or perfect |
| backslide | to lapse morally or in the practice of religion |
| swill | wash |
| arable | fit for or used for the growing of crops |
| gild | to overlay with or as if with a thin covering of gold |
| saturate | to satisfy fully : satiate |
| lien | a charge upon real or personal property for the satisfaction of some debt or duty ordinarily arising by operation of law |
| mercenary | one that serves merely for wages |