GRE Word List
REPRISE
a musical repetition:
The meaning of the word reprise is a musical repetition:.
Random words
Word | Meaning |
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canvass | to go through (a district) or go to (persons) in order to solicit orders or political support or to determine opinions or sentiments |
indifferent | marked by a lack of interest, enthusiasm, or concern for something : apathetic |
unison | identity in musical pitch |
wangle | to resort to trickery or devious methods |
scrimmage | a minor battle : skirmish |
germ | a small mass of living substance capable of developing into an organism or one of its parts |
paraphrase | a restatement of a text, passage, or work giving the meaning in another form |
nemesis | the Greek goddess of retributive justice |
genteel | having an aristocratic quality or flavor : stylish |
spurn | to reject with disdain or contempt : scorn |