GRE Word List

REPERCUSSION

reflection

The meaning of the word repercussion is reflection.

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WordMeaning
sibyllineany of several prophetesses usually accepted as 10 in number and credited to widely separate parts of the ancient world (such as Babylonia, Egypt, Greece, and Italy)
politicpolitical
refuseto express oneself as unwilling to accept
pessimisman inclination to emphasize adverse aspects, conditions, and possibilities or to expect the worst possible outcome
concatenatelinked together
turncoatone who switches to an opposing side or party
exactto call for forcibly or urgently and obtain
burlesquea literary or dramatic work that seeks to ridicule by means of grotesque exaggeration or comic imitation
aptitudeinclination
decrepitudethe quality or state of being decrepit