GRE Word List
RECANT
disclaim or disavow; retract a previous statement; openly confess error; Ex. recant one's faith/a statement
The meaning of the word recant is disclaim or disavow; retract a previous statement; openly confess error; Ex. recant one's faith/a statement.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| coterie | group that meets socially; select circle; close group of people with shared interests |
| query | inquiry; question; V. |
| oracular | of an oracle; prophetic; uttered as if with divine authority; mysterious or ambiguous; hard to understand; N. oracle: wiser person; prophecy made by an oracle |
| apoplexy | stroke; loss of consciousness caused by too much blood in the brain |
| brochure | pamphlet |
| pastoral | rural; of rural life; idyllic; of a pastor |
| implacable | incapable of being pacified; impossible to appease; Ex. implacable enemy |
| trample | step heavily with the feet; crush under the feet |
| peerless | having no equal; incomparable |
| muddle | confuse; mix up confusedly; N: state of confusion |