GRE Word List
REPRISE
a musical repetition:
The meaning of the word reprise is a musical repetition:.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| promontory | a high point of land or rock projecting into a body of water |
| askew | out of line : at an angle |
| catholic | roman catholic |
| prowess | distinguished bravery |
| agnostic | a person who holds the view that any ultimate reality (such as God) is unknown and probably unknowable |
| onerous | involving, imposing, or constituting a burden : troublesome |
| jettison | to get rid of as superfluous or encumbering : omit or forgo as part of a plan or as the result of some other decision |
| bauble | trinket |
| compost | a mixture that consists largely of decayed organic matter and is used for fertilizing and conditioning land |
| interregnum | the time during which a throne is vacant between two successive reigns or regimes |