GRE Word List
REVERIE
daydream
The meaning of the word reverie is daydream.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| statutory | of or relating to statutes |
| laity | the people of a religious faith as distinguished from its clergy |
| shaving | the act of one that shaves |
| figure | a number symbol : numeral |
| penitent | feeling or expressing humble or regretful pain or sorrow for sins or offenses : repentant |
| loath | unwilling to do something contrary to one's ways of thinking : reluctant |
| hallucination | a sensory perception (such as a visual image or a sound) that occurs in the absence of an actual external stimulus and usually arises from neurological disturbance (such as that associated with delirium tremens, schizophrenia, Parkinson's disease, or narcolepsy) or in response to drugs (such as LSD or phencyclidine) |
| behemoth | a mighty animal described in Job 40:15–24 as an example of the power of God |
| wax | a substance that is secreted by bees and is used by them for constructing the honeycomb, that is a dull yellow solid plastic when warm, and that is composed primarily of a mixture of esters, hydrocarbons, and fatty acids : beeswax |
| squash | to press or beat into a pulp or a flat mass : crush |