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 |
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| pine | any of a genus (Pinus of the family Pinaceae, the pine family) of coniferous evergreen trees that have slender elongated needles and include some valuable timber trees and ornamentals |
| plenitude | the quality or state of being full : completeness |
| fusillade | a number of shots fired simultaneously or in rapid succession |
| bilious | of or relating to a yellow or greenish fluid that is secreted by the liver and that aids especially in the emulsification and absorption of fats : of or relating to bile (see bile |
| shoot | to eject or impel or cause to be ejected or impelled by a sudden release of tension (as of a bowstring or slingshot or by a flick of a finger) |
| selective | of, relating to, or characterized by selection : selecting or tending to select |
| ventriloquist | one who uses or is skilled in ventriloquism |
| buxom | vigorously or healthily plump |
| piquant | engagingly provocative |
| vicissitude | the quality or state of being changeable : mutability |