GRE Word List

REVERIE

daydream

The meaning of the word reverie is daydream.

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statutoryof or relating to statutes
laitythe people of a religious faith as distinguished from its clergy
shavingthe act of one that shaves
figurea number symbol : numeral
penitentfeeling or expressing humble or regretful pain or sorrow for sins or offenses : repentant
loathunwilling to do something contrary to one's ways of thinking : reluctant
hallucinationa sensory perception (such as a visual image or a sound) that occurs in the absence of an actual external stimulus and usually arises from neurological disturbance (such as that associated with delirium tremens, schizophrenia, Parkinson's disease, or narcolepsy) or in response to drugs (such as LSD or phencyclidine)
behemotha mighty animal described in Job 40:15–24 as an example of the power of God
waxa substance that is secreted by bees and is used by them for constructing the honeycomb, that is a dull yellow solid plastic when warm, and that is composed primarily of a mixture of esters, hydrocarbons, and fatty acids : beeswax
squashto press or beat into a pulp or a flat mass : crush