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 |
|---|---|
| aggrandize | to make great or greater : increase |
| ponderous | of very great weight |
| proscribe | to publish the name of as condemned to death with the property of the condemned forfeited to the state |
| fiat | an authoritative or arbitrary order : decree |
| chary | discreetly cautious: such as |
| gall | brazen boldness coupled with impudent assurance and insolence |
| tribulation | distress or suffering resulting from oppression or persecution |
| preamble | an introductory statement |
| relinquish | to withdraw or retreat from : leave behind |
| dissertation | an extended usually written treatment of a subject |