GRE Word List
RECANT
to withdraw or repudiate (a statement or belief) formally and publicly : renounce
The meaning of the word recant is to withdraw or repudiate (a statement or belief) formally and publicly : renounce.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| inebriated | exhilarated or confused by or as if by alcohol : intoxicated |
| corollary | a proposition (see proposition |
| prude | a person who is excessively or priggishly attentive to propriety or decorum |
| ventriloquist | one who uses or is skilled in ventriloquism |
| windfall | something (such as a tree or fruit) blown down by the wind |
| avenge | to take vengeance for or on behalf of |
| invalid | not valid: |
| facsimile | an exact copy |
| remorse | a gnawing distress arising from a sense of guilt for past wrongs : self-reproach |
| crest | a showy tuft or process on the head of an animal and especially a bird see bird illustration |