GRE Word List
REPRISE
a musical repetition:
The meaning of the word reprise is a musical repetition:.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| nostalgia | a wistful or excessively sentimental yearning for return to or of some past period or irrecoverable condition |
| opportunist | one that is opportunistic or that practices opportunism |
| disinclination | a preference for avoiding something : slight aversion |
| sectarian | of, relating to, or characteristic of a sect or sectarian |
| pathos | an element in experience or in artistic representation evoking pity or compassion |
| calligraphy | artistic, stylized, or elegant handwriting or lettering |
| didactic | designed or intended to teach |
| vilify | to utter slanderous and abusive statements against : defame |
| obsidian | a dark natural glass formed by the cooling of molten lava |
| alms | something (such as money or food) given freely to relieve the poor |