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 |
|---|---|
| parallel | extending in the same direction, everywhere equidistant (see equidistant |
| glimmer | to shine faintly or unsteadily |
| putrefy | to make putrid |
| virtue | conformity to a standard of right : morality |
| expletive | a syllable, word, or phrase inserted to fill a vacancy (as in a sentence or a metrical line) without adding to the sense |
| extraneous | existing on or coming from the outside |
| ulterior | going beyond what is openly said or shown and especially what is proper |
| tender | marked by, responding to, or expressing the softer emotions : fond |
| idolatry | the worship of a physical object as a god |
| jargon | the technical terminology or characteristic idiom of a special activity or group |