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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| Word | Meaning |
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| recant | to withdraw or repudiate (a statement or belief) formally and publicly : renounce |
| enhance | heighten |
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| waver | to vacillate irresolutely between choices : fluctuate in opinion, allegiance, or direction |
| determinate | having defined limits |
| calculated | apt |
| litany | a prayer consisting of a series of invocations and supplications by the leader with alternate responses by the congregation |
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