GRE Word List

ANTITHESIS

the direct opposite

The meaning of the word antithesis is the direct opposite.

Random words

WordMeaning
conformistone who conforms : a person who behaves in accordance with prevailing standards or customs and typically dislikes or avoids unconventional behavior
construeto analyze the arrangement and connection of words in (a sentence or sentence part)
antidotea remedy to counteract the effects of poison
vertigoa sensation of motion in which the individual or the individual's surroundings seem to whirl dizzily
interdicta Roman Catholic ecclesiastical censure withdrawing most sacraments and Christian burial from a person or district
loatheto dislike greatly and often with disgust or intolerance : detest
illicitnot permitted : unlawful
humblenot proud or haughty : not arrogant or assertive
parameteran arbitrary constant whose value characterizes a member of a system (such as a family of curves)
subversivethe act of subverting : the state of being subverted