GRE Word List
ANTITHESIS
the direct opposite
The meaning of the word antithesis is the direct opposite.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| mite | any of numerous small acarid arachnids that often infest animals, plants, and stored foods and include important disease vectors |
| allay | to subdue or reduce in intensity or severity : alleviate |
| tacit | expressed or carried on without words or speech |
| thrall | a state of servitude or submission |
| din | a loud continued noise |
| cavalier | marked by or given to offhand and often disdainful (see disdain |
| sublime | to cause to pass directly from the solid to the vapor state and condense back to solid form |
| dotage | a state or period of senile decay marked by decline of mental poise and alertness |
| incessant | continuing or following without interruption : unceasing |
| episodic | made up of separate especially loosely connected episodes |