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 |
|---|---|
| extort | to obtain from a person by force, intimidation, or undue or illegal power : wring |
| flirt | to move erratically : flit |
| coin | corner |
| static | exerting force by reason of weight alone without motion |
| contravene | to go or act contrary to : violate |
| obtuse | not pointed or acute : blunt |
| instigate | to goad or urge forward : provoke |
| trajectory | the curve that a body (such as a planet or comet in its orbit or a rocket) describes in space |
| extrovert | a person whose personality is characterized by extroversion : a typically gregarious and unreserved person who enjoys and seeks out social interaction |
| nascent | coming or having recently come into existence |