GRE Word List

REPERCUSSION

reflection

The meaning of the word repercussion is reflection.

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WordMeaning
inexorablenot to be persuaded, moved, or stopped : relentless
rhapsodizeto speak or write in a rhapsodic manner
cleaveto adhere firmly and closely or loyally and unwaveringly
cremateto subject to cremation
bourgeoisof, relating to, or characteristic of the social middle class
irreparablenot reparable : irremediable
quaffto drink (a usually alcoholic beverage) heartily or copiously
phariseea member of a Jewish sect of the intertestamental period noted for strict observance of rites and ceremonies of the written law and for insistence on the validity of their own oral traditions concerning the law
novicea person admitted to probationary membership in a religious community
ironythe use of words to express something other than and especially the opposite of the literal meaning