GRE Word List
REMINISCENCE
recollection; V. reminisce: recollect the past
The meaning of the word reminiscence is recollection; V. reminisce: recollect the past.
Random words
Word | Meaning |
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petrify | turn to stone; cause to become stonelike; stun or paralyze |
reserve | self-control; self-restraint; formal but distant manner; reticence; Ex. without reserve: freely and openly; ADJ. reserved: shy and uncommunicative |
omniscient | all-knowing |
shudder | shake uncontrollably; tremble; V. |
gregarious | sociable; (of an animal) tending to form a group |
camaraderie | good-fellowship; CF. comrade |
odious | arousing strong dislike; hateful(causing hatred); vile |
figurative | not literal but metaphorical; using a figure(impression) of speech |
leeway | room to move; margin; latitude; Ex. leeway for the deadline |
apex | tip; summit; climax; highest point |