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
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| polygamist | marriage in which a spouse of either sex may have more than one mate at the same time compare polyandry |
| obese | having excessive body fat |
| indisputable | not disputable : unquestionable |
| determination | a judicial decision settling and ending a controversy |
| leery | suspicious |
| cue | the letter q |
| minatory | having a menacing quality |
| analgesic | an agent producing diminished sensation to pain without loss of consciousness : a drug that is used to relieve pain and produce analgesia |
| stricture | an abnormal narrowing of a bodily passage |
| inerrancy | exemption from error : infallibility |