GRE Word List
REPRISE
a musical repetition:
The meaning of the word reprise is a musical repetition:.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| counterpart | one of two corresponding copies of a legal instrument : duplicate |
| cant | the expression or repetition of conventional or trite opinions or sentiments |
| nostrum | a medicine of secret composition recommended by its preparer but usually without scientific proof of its effectiveness |
| perennial | present at all seasons of the year |
| tarantula | any of various large, typically ground-dwelling, hairy, mygalomorph spiders (family Theraphosidae) of warm regions that possess venomous fangs used to subdue and kill prey (such as insects, centipedes, frogs, and mice) caught by ambush or chase and that construct silk-lined burrows but do not build webs to trap food |
| gullible | easily duped or cheated |
| bombast | pretentious inflated speech or writing |
| deleterious | harmful often in a subtle or unexpected way |
| willowy | abounding with willows |
| unearthly | not earthly: such as |