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 |
|---|---|
| luster | a glow of reflected light : sheen |
| rebate | to reduce the force or activity of : diminish |
| foil | to prevent from attaining an end : defeat |
| reserve | to hold in reserve : keep back |
| irony | the use of words to express something other than and especially the opposite of the literal meaning |
| clarion | a medieval trumpet with clear shrill tones |
| shear | to cut off the hair from |
| labile | readily or continually undergoing chemical, physical, or biological change or breakdown : unstable |
| gust | the sensation of taste |
| blare | to sound loud and strident |