GRE Word List

REPERCUSSION

reflection

The meaning of the word repercussion is reflection.

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WordMeaning
graduateto receive an academic degree or diploma
restivestubbornly resisting control : balky
imponderablenot ponderable : incapable of being weighed or evaluated with exactness
onomatopoeiathe naming of a thing or action by a vocal imitation of the sound associated with it (such as buzz, hiss)
glitterto shine by reflection with many small flashes of brilliant light : sparkle
hypercriticalmeticulously or excessively critical
bacchanaliana Roman festival of Bacchus celebrated with dancing, song, and revelry
cantoone of the major divisions of a long poem
pungentsharply painful
warrantsanction