GRE Word List
ANTITHESIS
contrast; direct opposite of or to; ADJ. antithetic or antithetical
The meaning of the word antithesis is contrast; direct opposite of or to; ADJ. antithetic or antithetical.
Random words
Word | Meaning |
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yield | amount produced; crop; income on investment; profit obtained from an investment; V: produce; give in; surrender |
penitent | repentant; N. |
desultory | aimless; haphazard; digressing at random |
vituperative | abusive; scolding; V. vituperate: berate; scold; rail against abusively |
coax | persuade by flattery |
confide | tell in confidence (to a person one trusts); be confident about |
emancipate | set free; liberate |
dour | sullen; gloomy; stubborn |
allude | refer indirectly; N. allusion: indirect reference |
traumatic | (of an experience) deeply shocking; pertaining to an injury caused by violence; N. trauma: serious wound; emotional shock that causes lasting psychological damage |