GRE Word List
REPERCUSSION
reflection
The meaning of the word repercussion is reflection.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| amenable | liable to be brought to account : answerable |
| hide | to put out of sight : secrete |
| compost | a mixture that consists largely of decayed organic matter and is used for fertilizing and conditioning land |
| brooch | an ornament that is held by a pin or clasp and is worn at or near the neck |
| opprobrium | something that brings disgrace |
| sustain | to give support or relief to |
| debar | to bar from having or doing something : preclude |
| fermentation | the enzyme-catalyzed anaerobic breakdown of an energy-rich compound (such as a carbohydrate to carbon dioxide and alcohol or to an organic acid) by the action of microorganisms (such as bacteria or yeast) that occurs naturally and is commonly used in the production of various products (such as food, alcoholic beverages, and pharmaceuticals) especially by controlling microbial enzymatic activity |
| scintilla | spark |
| threadbare | having the nap worn off so that the thread shows : shabby |