GRE Word List
REMINISCENCE
recollection; V. reminisce: recollect the past
The meaning of the word reminiscence is recollection; V. reminisce: recollect the past.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| petrify | turn to stone; cause to become stonelike; stun or paralyze |
| reserve | self-control; self-restraint; formal but distant manner; reticence; Ex. without reserve: freely and openly; ADJ. reserved: shy and uncommunicative |
| omniscient | all-knowing |
| shudder | shake uncontrollably; tremble; V. |
| gregarious | sociable; (of an animal) tending to form a group |
| camaraderie | good-fellowship; CF. comrade |
| odious | arousing strong dislike; hateful(causing hatred); vile |
| figurative | not literal but metaphorical; using a figure(impression) of speech |
| leeway | room to move; margin; latitude; Ex. leeway for the deadline |
| apex | tip; summit; climax; highest point |
