GRE Word List
ANTITHESIS
the direct opposite
The meaning of the word antithesis is the direct opposite.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| thematic | of, relating to, or constituting a theme |
| prude | a person who is excessively or priggishly attentive to propriety or decorum |
| ecliptic | of or relating to the ecliptic or an eclipse |
| maniacal | affected with or suggestive of madness |
| ransack | to look through thoroughly in often a rough way |
| detraction | a lessening of reputation or esteem especially by envious, malicious, or petty criticism : belittling |
| inimical | being adverse often by reason of hostility or malevolence |
| elysium | the abode of the blessed after death in classical mythology |
| implicate | to bring into intimate or incriminating connection |
| rift | fissure |