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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| minion | a servile dependent, follower, or underling |
| evenhanded | fair |
| precipitous | precipitate |
| irrefutable | impossible to refute : incontrovertible |
| stipend | a fixed sum of money paid periodically for services or to defray expenses |
| clandestine | marked by, held in, or conducted with secrecy : surreptitious |
| rendezvous | a place appointed for assembling or meeting |
| recondite | difficult or impossible for one of ordinary understanding or knowledge to comprehend : deep |
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