GRE Word List
REMINISCENT
of the character of or relating to reminiscence
The meaning of the word reminiscent is of the character of or relating to reminiscence.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| underscore | to draw a line under : underline |
| chaff | the seed coverings and other debris separated from the seed in threshing grain |
| sluggish | averse to activity or exertion : indolent |
| ruthless | having no pity : merciless |
| cross | a structure consisting of an upright with a transverse beam used especially by the ancient Romans for execution |
| wizened | to become dry, shrunken, and wrinkled often as a result of aging or of failing vitality |
| breadth | distance from side to side : width |
| hothead | a hotheaded person |
| smelt | any of a family (Osmeridae) of small bony fishes that closely resemble the trouts in general structure, live along coasts and ascend rivers to spawn or are landlocked, and have delicate oily flesh with a distinctive odor and taste |
| abstinence | the practice of abstaining from something : the practice of not doing or having something that is wanted or enjoyable |