GRE Word List
REPERCUSSION
rebound; reaction; reverberation; Ex. serious repercussion
The meaning of the word repercussion is rebound; reaction; reverberation; Ex. serious repercussion.
Random words
Word | Meaning |
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facade | front or face (of building); superficial or false appearance |
cataract | great waterfall; eye abnormality (causing a gradual loss of eyesight) |
sidereal | relating to stars; Ex. sidereal day |
loom | appear or take shape (usually in an enlarged, indistinct, or distorted form); Ex. The shadow of the gallows loomed threateningly. N: apparatus for making thread into cloth |
cohere | stick together |
voyeur | Peeping Tom; person who derives sexual gratification from observing the sexual acts of others |
wrangle | quarrel noisily; obtain through arguing; herd cattle; N. |
bog | soft wet land; V: hinder or be hindered; Ex. bogged down in the mud |
legerdemain | sleight(dexterity) of hand; CF. light of hand |
natty | neatly or smartly dressed; dapper; smart; Ex. natty dresser |