GRE Word List
REPERCUSSION
reflection
The meaning of the word repercussion is reflection.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| venom | a toxic substance produced by some animals (such as snakes, scorpions, or bees) that is injected into prey or an enemy chiefly by biting or stinging and has an injurious or lethal effect |
| inordinate | exceeding reasonable limits : immoderate |
| hypercritical | meticulously or excessively critical |
| juxtapose | to place (different things) side by side (as to compare them or contrast them or to create an interesting effect) |
| wheedle | to influence or entice by soft words or flattery |
| rubble | broken fragments (as of rock) resulting from the decay or destruction of a building |
| febrile | marked or caused by fever : feverish |
| steep | lofty |
| allegiance | the obligation of a feudal vassal to his liege lord |
| archipelago | an expanse of water with many scattered islands |