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 |
|---|---|
| debut | a first appearance |
| flaccid | not firm or stiff |
| grueling | trying or taxing to the point of exhaustion : punishing |
| reticent | inclined to be silent or uncommunicative in speech : reserved |
| patina | a usually green film formed naturally on copper and bronze by long exposure or artificially (as by acids) and often valued aesthetically for its color |
| prowess | distinguished bravery |
| yield | to bear or bring forth as a natural product especially as a result of cultivation |
| largess | liberal giving (as of money) to or as if to an inferior |
| oculist | ophthalmologist |
| afterlife | an existence after death |