GRE Word List
ANTITHESIS
the direct opposite
The meaning of the word antithesis is the direct opposite.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| colloquy | conversation |
| distinctive | marking as separate or different : serving to distinguish |
| nurture | training |
| heresy | adherence to a religious opinion contrary to church dogma (see dogma |
| run-down | an item-by-item report or review : summary |
| calculated | apt |
| termination | end in time or existence : conclusion |
| encumber | weigh down |
| polarity | the quality or condition inherent in a body that exhibits opposite properties or powers in opposite parts or directions or that exhibits contrasted properties or powers in contrasted parts or directions : the condition of having poles |
| trifle | something of little value, substance, or importance |