GRE Word List
ANTITHESIS
the direct opposite
The meaning of the word antithesis is the direct opposite.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| presumptuous | overstepping due bounds (as of propriety or courtesy) : taking liberties |
| stun | to make senseless, groggy, or dizzy by or as if by a blow : daze |
| irksome | tending to irk : tedious |
| premeditate | to think about and revolve in the mind beforehand |
| amble | to go at or as if at an easy gait : saunter |
| wanton | merciless |
| smart | having or showing a high degree of mental ability : intelligent |
| celibate | of, relating to, or characterized by celibacy: |
| ameliorate | to make better or more tolerable |
| abut | to border on : to touch along an edge |