GRE Word List
REVERIE
daydream
The meaning of the word reverie is daydream.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| disinclination | a preference for avoiding something : slight aversion |
| reserve | to hold in reserve : keep back |
| arsenal | an establishment for the manufacture or storage of arms and military equipment |
| litotes | understatement in which an affirmative is expressed by the negative of the contrary (as in "not a bad singer" or "not unhappy") |
| aver | to declare positively |
| impolitic | not politic : unwise |
| absolve | to set (someone) free from an obligation or the consequences of guilt |
| incarnate | invested with bodily and especially human nature and form |
| opiate | an alkaloid drug (such as morphine or codeine) that contains or is derived from opium, binds to cell receptors primarily of the central nervous system and gastrointestinal tract, acts to block pain, induce sedation or sleep, depress respiration, and produce calmness or euphoria, and is associated with physiological tolerance (see tolerance |
| deplore | to feel or express grief for |