GRE Word List
REPARATION
a repairing or keeping in repair
The meaning of the word reparation is a repairing or keeping in repair.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| patina | a usually green film formed naturally on copper and bronze by long exposure or artificially (as by acids) and often valued aesthetically for its color |
| swerve | to turn aside abruptly from a straight line or course : deviate |
| ravenous | rapacious |
| inured | to accustom to accept something undesirable |
| effeminate | having feminine qualities untypical of a man : not manly in appearance or manner |
| aphasia | loss or impairment of the power to use or comprehend words usually resulting from brain damage (as from a stroke, head injury, or infection) |
| institutionalize | to make into an institution : give character of an institution to |
| solace | to give comfort to in grief or misfortune : console |
| skirmish | a minor fight in war usually incidental to larger movements |
| bewitch | to influence or affect especially injuriously by witchcraft |