GRE Word List

REPRISE

a musical repetition:

The meaning of the word reprise is a musical repetition:.

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WordMeaning
propitiateto gain or regain the favor or goodwill of : appease
inaugurateto induct into an office with suitable ceremonies
liquidateto determine by agreement or by litigation the precise amount of (indebtedness, damages, or accounts)
virusany of a large group of submicroscopic infectious agents that are usually regarded as nonliving extremely complex molecules, that typically contain a protein coat surrounding an RNA or DNA core of genetic material but no semipermeable membrane, that are capable of growth and multiplication only in living cells, and that cause various important diseases in humans, animals, and plants
derivationthe formation of a word from another word or base (as by the addition of a usually noninflectional affix)
dulcetsweet to the taste
prattleprate
vaporizeto convert (as by the application of heat or by spraying) into vapor
fathoma unit of length equal to six feet (1.83 meters) used especially for measuring the depth of water
destitutelacking something needed or desirable