GRE Word List

REVERIE

daydream

The meaning of the word reverie is daydream.

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WordMeaning
exposeto deprive of shelter, protection, or care : subject to risk from a harmful action or condition
misanthropea person who hates or distrusts humankind
repudiateto refuse to accept
chisela metal tool with a sharpened edge at one end used to chip, carve, or cut into a solid material (such as wood, stone, or metal)
gushto issue copiously or violently
unceremoniousnot ceremonious : informal
shuntto turn off to one side : shift
syllogisma deductive scheme of a formal argument consisting of a major and a minor premise and a conclusion (as in "every virtue is laudable; kindness is a virtue; therefore kindness is laudable")
tribunala court or forum of justice
stymieto present an obstacle to : stand in the way of