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 |
|---|---|
| resumption | an act or instance of resuming : recommencement |
| fritter | a small mass of fried or sautéed batter often containing fruit or meat |
| correlation | the state or relation of being correlated |
| amass | to collect for oneself : accumulate |
| parvenu | one that has recently or suddenly risen to an unaccustomed position of wealth or power and has not yet gained the prestige, dignity, or manner associated with it |
| burnish | to make shiny or lustrous especially by rubbing |
| hereafter | after this in sequence or in time |
| frantic | emotionally out of control |
| persevere | to persist in a state, enterprise, or undertaking in spite of counterinfluences, opposition, or discouragement |
| chastise | to censure severely : castigate |