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 |
|---|---|
| emissary | one designated as the agent of another : representative |
| geniality | marked by or freely expressing sympathy or friendliness |
| latent | present and capable of emerging or developing but not now visible, obvious, active, or symptomatic |
| litotes | understatement in which an affirmative is expressed by the negative of the contrary (as in "not a bad singer" or "not unhappy") |
| comprehend | to grasp the nature, significance, or meaning of |
| momentum | a property (see property |
| hardy | bold |
| martyr | a person who voluntarily suffers death as the penalty of witnessing to and refusing to renounce a religion |
| growl | rumble |
| analgesia | insensibility to pain without loss of consciousness |