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 |
|---|---|
| medium | element that is a creature's natural environment; nutrient setting in which microorganisms are cultivated; appropriate occupation or means of expression; channel of communication; compromise; middle position between extremes; intervening substance through which something else is transmitted |
| perfunctory | done routinely and with little care; superficial; not thorough; lacking interest, care, or enthusiasm; Ex. perfunctory kiss |
| garnish | decorate; add a garnish to; decorate (food or drink) with small items such as lemon slices; N. |
| slake | satisfy (thirst); quench; sate |
| hide | skin of an animal |
| ideology | system of ideas characteristic of a group or culture |
| chisel | swindle or cheat; N: wedgelike tool for cutting |
| leonine | like a lion |
| persist | continue in existence; last; continue in a course of action in spite of opposition; Ex. persist in/with something; ADJ. persistent |
| sober | serious; solemn; not drunken; abstemious or temperate; V: make or become sober |
