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 |
|---|---|
| dingy | dirty |
| knotty | marked by or full of knots |
| collusion | secret agreement or cooperation especially for an illegal or deceitful purpose |
| anticlimax | the usually sudden transition in discourse from a significant idea to a trivial or ludicrous idea |
| choice | the act of choosing : selection |
| contagion | a contagious disease |
| wily | full of wiles : crafty |
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| anecdote | a usually short narrative of an interesting, amusing, or biographical incident |
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