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 |
|---|---|
| repugnance | the quality or fact of being contradictory or inconsistent |
| labyrinth | a place constructed of or full of intricate passageways and blind alleys |
| tundra | a level or rolling treeless plain that is characteristic of arctic and subarctic regions, consists of black mucky soil with a permanently frozen subsoil, and has a dominant vegetation of mosses, lichens, herbs, and dwarf shrubs |
| irate | roused to ire |
| unctuous | having, revealing, or marked by a smug, ingratiating, and false earnestness or spirituality |
| nihilist | a viewpoint that traditional values and beliefs are unfounded and that existence is senseless and useless |
| sphinx-like | enigmatic; mysterious |
| disapprobation | the act or state of disapproving : the state of being disapproved : condemnation |
| despot | a ruler with absolute power and authority |
| regatta | a rowing, speedboat, or sailing race or a series of such races |