GRE Word List
REVERIE
daydream
The meaning of the word reverie is daydream.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| expose | to deprive of shelter, protection, or care : subject to risk from a harmful action or condition |
| misanthrope | a person who hates or distrusts humankind |
| repudiate | to refuse to accept |
| chisel | a metal tool with a sharpened edge at one end used to chip, carve, or cut into a solid material (such as wood, stone, or metal) |
| gush | to issue copiously or violently |
| unceremonious | not ceremonious : informal |
| shunt | to turn off to one side : shift |
| syllogism | a deductive scheme of a formal argument consisting of a major and a minor premise and a conclusion (as in "every virtue is laudable; kindness is a virtue; therefore kindness is laudable") |
| tribunal | a court or forum of justice |
| stymie | to present an obstacle to : stand in the way of |