GRE Word List
REVERIE
daydream
The meaning of the word reverie is daydream.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| apropos | being both relevant and opportune |
| tarry | to delay or be tardy in acting or doing |
| masochist | a person who derives sexual gratification from being subjected to physical pain or humiliation : an individual given to masochism |
| vertebrate | any of a subphylum (Vertebrata) of chordates that comprises animals (such as mammals, birds, reptiles, amphibians, and fishes) typically having a bony or cartilaginous spinal column which replaces the notochord, a distinct head containing a brain which arises as an enlarged part of the nerve cord, and an internal usually bony skeleton and that includes some primitive forms (such as lampreys) in which the spinal column is absent and the notochord persists throughout life |
| tinge | a slight staining or suffusing shade or color |
| seismic | of, subject to, or caused by an earthquake |
| mollify | to soothe in temper or disposition : appease |
| confine | something (such as borders or walls) that encloses |
| encipher | to convert (a message) into cipher |
| susceptible | capable of submitting to an action, process, or operation |