GRE Word List
ANTITHESIS
the direct opposite
The meaning of the word antithesis is the direct opposite.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| impoverish | to make poor |
| ravel | to become unwoven, untwisted, or unwound : fray |
| provincial | the superior of a province of a Roman Catholic religious order |
| consequential | of the nature of a secondary result : indirect |
| distill | to let fall, exude, or precipitate (see precipitate |
| singular | of or relating to a separate person or thing : individual |
| sacrilegious | committing or characterized by sacrilege : having or showing a lack of proper respect for a sacred person, place, or object |
| concise | marked by brevity of expression or statement : free from all elaboration and superfluous detail |
| thespian | actor |
| vassal | a person under the protection of a feudal lord to whom he has vowed homage and fealty : a feudal tenant |