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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WordMeaning
bargainan agreement between parties settling what each gives or receives in a transaction between them or what course of action or policy each pursues in respect to the other
bolta lightning stroke
repudiateto refuse to accept
distillto let fall, exude, or precipitate (see precipitate
homagea feudal ceremony by which a man acknowledges himself the vassal of a lord
uproariousmarked by uproar
indecisivemarked by or prone to indecision : irresolute
captionthe part of a legal document that shows where, when, and by what authority it was taken, found, or executed
redolentexuding fragrance : aromatic
effronteryshameless boldness : insolence