GRE Word List
MENIAL
a person doing menial work
The meaning of the word menial is a person doing menial work.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
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| antecedents | a substantive word, phrase, or clause whose denotation is referred to by a pronoun that typically follows the substantive (such as John in "Mary saw John and called to him") |
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