GRE Word List
REVERIE
daydream
The meaning of the word reverie is daydream.
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| Word | Meaning |
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| fermentation | the enzyme-catalyzed anaerobic breakdown of an energy-rich compound (such as a carbohydrate to carbon dioxide and alcohol or to an organic acid) by the action of microorganisms (such as bacteria or yeast) that occurs naturally and is commonly used in the production of various products (such as food, alcoholic beverages, and pharmaceuticals) especially by controlling microbial enzymatic activity |
| delve | excavate |
| calculated | apt |
| vigilante | a member of a volunteer committee organized to suppress and punish crime summarily (as when the processes of law are viewed as inadequate) |
| conundrum | an intricate and difficult problem |
| irksome | tending to irk : tedious |
| quandary | a state of perplexity or doubt |
| adjunct | something joined or added to another thing but not essentially a part of it |
| prosperity | the condition of being successful or thriving |
| fancy | to have a fancy (see fancy |