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 |
|---|---|
| hereafter | after this in sequence or in time |
| lucrative | producing wealth : profitable |
| loathe | to dislike greatly and often with disgust or intolerance : detest |
| tarry | to delay or be tardy in acting or doing |
| nip | to catch hold of and squeeze tightly between two surfaces, edges, or points : pinch |
| proxy | the agency, function, or office of a deputy who acts as a substitute for another |
| censorious | marked by or given to censure (see censure |
| bungle | to act or work clumsily and awkwardly |
| sardonic | disdainfully or skeptically humorous : derisively mocking |
| alimentary | of or relating to nourishment or nutrition |