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 |
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impel | to urge or drive forward or on by or as if by the exertion of strong moral pressure : force |
rent | property (such as a house) rented or for rent |
consecrate | dedicated to a sacred purpose |
pernicious | highly injurious or destructive : deadly |
rue | to feel penitence, remorse, or regret for |
propitious | favorably disposed : benevolent |
miniature | a copy on a much reduced scale |
glut | to flood (the market) with goods so that supply exceeds demand |
inadvertently | unintentional |
havoc | wide and general destruction : devastation |