GRE Word List
ANTITHESIS
the direct opposite
The meaning of the word antithesis is the direct opposite.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| perpetrate | to bring about or carry out (something, such as a crime or deception) : commit |
| gild | to overlay with or as if with a thin covering of gold |
| diligence | steady, earnest, and energetic effort : devoted and painstaking work and application to accomplish an undertaking : assiduity |
| yield | to bear or bring forth as a natural product especially as a result of cultivation |
| tremulous | characterized by or affected with trembling or tremors |
| conclusive | of, relating to, or being a conclusion |
| smirk | to smile in a smug or condescending way |
| usury | the lending of money with an interest charge for its use |
| bouillon | a clear seasoned soup made usually from lean beef |
| carat | a unit of fineness for gold equal to ¹/₂₄ part of pure gold in an alloy |