GRE Word List

REPERCUSSION

reflection

The meaning of the word repercussion is reflection.

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WordMeaning
arbitrateto act as arbiter upon (a disputed question) : to settle (a dispute between two people or groups) after hearing the arguments and opinions of both
agrarianof or relating to fields or lands or their tenure
vampirethe reanimated body of a dead person believed to come from the grave at night and suck the blood of persons asleep
inordinateexceeding reasonable limits : immoderate
crinkleto form many short bends or ripples
monotheismthe doctrine or belief that there is but one God
pathetichaving a capacity to move one to either compassionate or contemptuous pity
psychosisa serious mental illness (such as schizophrenia) characterized by defective or lost contact with reality often with hallucinations or delusions
defrockto deprive of the right to exercise the functions of office
thwartto oppose successfully : defeat the hopes or aspirations of