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 |
|---|---|
| vertebrate | any of a subphylum (Vertebrata) of chordates that comprises animals (such as mammals, birds, reptiles, amphibians, and fishes) typically having a bony or cartilaginous spinal column which replaces the notochord, a distinct head containing a brain which arises as an enlarged part of the nerve cord, and an internal usually bony skeleton and that includes some primitive forms (such as lampreys) in which the spinal column is absent and the notochord persists throughout life |
| avow | to declare assuredly |
| velocity | quickness of motion : speed |
| bearing | the manner in which one behaves or comports oneself : the manner in which one bears (see bear |
| igneous | formed by solidification of magma |
| draconian | of, relating to, or characteristic of Draco or the severe code of laws held to have been framed by him |
| innocuous | producing no injury : harmless |
| fell | skin |
| expository | of, relating to, or containing exposition |
| disburse | to pay out : expend especially from a fund |