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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impassioned | filled with passion or zeal : showing great warmth or intensity of feeling |
pang | a brief piercing spasm of pain |
reputable | enjoying good repute : held in esteem |
mutter | to utter sounds or words indistinctly or with a low voice and with the lips partly closed |
subjective | of, relating to, or constituting a subject: such as |
jostle | to come in contact or into collision |
impasse | a predicament affording no obvious escape |
mass | the liturgy of the Eucharist (see eucharist |
graduate | to receive an academic degree or diploma |
lectern | a stand used to support a book or script in a convenient position for a standing reader or speaker |