GRE Word List
REVERIE
daydream; abstracted musing
The meaning of the word reverie is daydream; abstracted musing.
Random words
Word | Meaning |
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peremptory | demanding and leaving no choice; imperative; Ex. peremptory decree/knock |
rudimentary | elementary; not developed; crude; N. rudiment: fundamental element or principle; Ex. rudiments of the language |
stricture | severe and adverse criticism; critical comments; limit or restriction |
solicitor | lawyer in the lower court of law |
caulk | make watertight (by blocking up cracks as in a ship) |
extant | (of something written or painted) still in existence |
subjective | influenced by personal feelings; occurring or taking place within the mind; unreal; Ex. subjective sensation of the ghostly presence |
analgesia | condition of being unable to feel pain |
fluency | smoothness of speech; ADJ. fluent |
grisly | ghastly; horrifying; Ex. grisly remains of the bodies |