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 |
|---|---|
| strangle | to choke to death by compressing the throat with something (such as a hand or rope) : throttle |
| probe | a slender medical instrument used especially for exploration (as of a wound or body cavity) |
| epigram | a concise poem dealing pointedly and often satirically with a single thought or event and often ending with an ingenious turn of thought |
| resourceful | able to meet situations : capable of devising ways and means |
| imposture | the act or practice of deceiving by means of an assumed character or name |
| institution | an established organization or corporation (such as a bank or university) especially of a public character |
| enhance | heighten |
| institute | something that is instituted: such as |
| farce | stuff |
| capsize | to cause to overturn |