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.
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morose | having a sullen and gloomy disposition |
travail | work especially of a painful or laborious nature : toil |
faction | a party or group (as within a government) that is often contentious or self-seeking : clique |
bicker | petulant quarreling : altercation |
fray | a usually disorderly or protracted fight, struggle, or dispute |
psychic | of or relating to the psyche : psychogenic |
contingent | dependent on or conditioned by something else |
undertaker | one who undertakes : one who takes the risk and management of business : entrepreneur |
gratuity | something given voluntarily or beyond obligation usually for some service |
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