GRE Word List
REMINISCENCE
apprehension of a Platonic idea as if it had been known in a previous existence
The meaning of the word reminiscence is apprehension of a Platonic idea as if it had been known in a previous existence.
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| inconsistency | an instance of being inconsistent |
| devious | wandering |
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| pacifist | an adherent to pacifism : someone who opposes war or violence as a means of settling disputes |
| decrepitude | the quality or state of being decrepit |
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| dormer | a window set vertically in a structure projecting through a sloping roof |
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