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.

Random words

WordMeaning
debauchto corrupt by intemperance or sensuality
ruminateto go over in the mind repeatedly and often casually or slowly
jesta joking or mocking remark
forbearancea refraining from the enforcement of something (such as a debt, right, or obligation) that is due
hoaxto trick into believing or accepting as genuine something false and often preposterous
allegorythe expression by means of symbolic fictional figures and actions of truths or generalizations about human existence
conformitycorrespondence in form, manner, or character : agreement
exuberancethe quality or state of being exuberant
chimericalexisting only as the product of unchecked imagination : fantastically visionary (see visionary
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