GRE Word List
ANTITHESIS
the direct opposite
The meaning of the word antithesis is the direct opposite.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| dissent | to withhold assent or approval |
| billow | wave |
| impudence | the quality or state of being impudent |
| vivisection | the cutting of or operation on a living animal usually for physiological or pathological investigation |
| simulate | to give or assume the appearance or effect of often with the intent to deceive : imitate |
| irony | the use of words to express something other than and especially the opposite of the literal meaning |
| apparent | open to view : visible |
| flag | any of various monocotyledonous plants with long ensiform leaves: such as |
| waver | to vacillate irresolutely between choices : fluctuate in opinion, allegiance, or direction |
| schism | division |