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 |
|---|---|
| narrative | something that is narrated : story |
| pedestrian | commonplace |
| stanza | a division of a poem consisting of a series of lines arranged together in a usually recurring pattern of meter and rhyme : strophe |
| chisel | a metal tool with a sharpened edge at one end used to chip, carve, or cut into a solid material (such as wood, stone, or metal) |
| conformist | one who conforms : a person who behaves in accordance with prevailing standards or customs and typically dislikes or avoids unconventional behavior |
| inception | an act, process, or instance of beginning : commencement |
| inevitable | incapable of being avoided or evaded |
| eschew | to avoid habitually especially on moral or practical grounds : shun |
| nirvana | the final beatitude (see beatitude |
| stun | to make senseless, groggy, or dizzy by or as if by a blow : daze |