GRE Word List
REPARATION
compensation (for loss or wrong); amends; Ex. make reparation for the damage; CF. repair
The meaning of the word reparation is compensation (for loss or wrong); amends; Ex. make reparation for the damage; CF. repair.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| repertoire | list of works of music, drama, etc., a performer is prepared to present; CF. repertory |
| derivative | unoriginal; obtained from another source; Ex. derivative prose style; N. |
| unexceptionable | entirely acceptable; not offering any basis for criticism |
| stoic | stoical; impassive; unmoved by joy or grief; N. CF. stoicism |
| demure | (of a woman or child) grave; quiet and serious; coy; pretending to be demure |
| undulating | moving with a wavelike motion; V. undulate; CF. und: wave |
| lewd | lustful |
| guile | deceit; duplicity; wiliness; cunning; Ex. persuade her by guile |
| interregnum | period between two successive reigns or governments |
| implicit | understood but not stated; implied; unquestioning and complete; Ex. implicit trust |