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 |
|---|---|
| demise | death |
| start | to move suddenly and violently : spring |
| promiscuous | having or involving many sexual partners : not restricted to one sexual partner or few sexual partners |
| blunder | to move unsteadily or confusedly |
| predator | an organism that primarily obtains food by the killing and consuming of other organisms : an organism that lives by predation |
| iota | an infinitesimal amount : jot |
| reiterate | to state or do over again or repeatedly sometimes with wearying effect |
| sonic | utilizing, produced by, or relating to sound waves |
| ebb | the reflux of the tide toward the sea |
| mire | wet spongy earth (as of a bog or marsh) |