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 |
|---|---|
| ironic | relating to, containing, or constituting irony |
| deluge | an overflowing of the land by water |
| regime | regimen |
| retaliate | to return like for like |
| talon | the claw of an animal and especially of a bird of prey |
| perfunctory | characterized by routine or superficiality : mechanical |
| die | to pass from physical life : expire |
| transient | passing especially quickly into and out of existence : transitory |
| armada | a fleet of warships |
| blackball | to vote against |