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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|---|---|
| mutter | to utter sounds or words indistinctly or with a low voice and with the lips partly closed |
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| wry | twist |
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