GRE Word List

REVERIE

daydream

The meaning of the word reverie is daydream.

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WordMeaning
disinclinationa preference for avoiding something : slight aversion
reserveto hold in reserve : keep back
arsenalan establishment for the manufacture or storage of arms and military equipment
litotesunderstatement in which an affirmative is expressed by the negative of the contrary (as in "not a bad singer" or "not unhappy")
averto declare positively
impoliticnot politic : unwise
absolveto set (someone) free from an obligation or the consequences of guilt
incarnateinvested with bodily and especially human nature and form
opiatean 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
deploreto feel or express grief for