GRE Word List
REPERCUSSION
reflection
The meaning of the word repercussion is reflection.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| equitable | having or exhibiting equity : dealing fairly and equally with all concerned |
| scorch | to burn a surface of so as to change its color and texture |
| sybarite | voluptuary |
| lap | a loose overlapping or hanging panel or flap especially of a garment |
| demur | to take exception : object |
| imperceptible | not perceptible by a sense or by the mind : extremely slight, gradual, or subtle |
| irksome | tending to irk : tedious |
| ovation | a ceremony attending the entering of Rome by a general who had won a victory of less importance than that for which a triumph was granted |
| feral | of, relating to, or suggestive of a wild beast |
| opiate | an alkaloid drug (such as morphine or codeine) that contains or is derived from opium, binds to cell receptors primarily of the central nervous system and gastrointestinal tract, acts to block pain, induce sedation or sleep, depress respiration, and produce calmness or euphoria, and is associated with physiological tolerance (see tolerance |