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

WordMeaning
parallelextending in the same direction, everywhere equidistant (see equidistant
glimmerto shine faintly or unsteadily
putrefyto make putrid
virtueconformity to a standard of right : morality
expletivea syllable, word, or phrase inserted to fill a vacancy (as in a sentence or a metrical line) without adding to the sense
extraneousexisting on or coming from the outside
ulteriorgoing beyond what is openly said or shown and especially what is proper
tendermarked by, responding to, or expressing the softer emotions : fond
idolatrythe worship of a physical object as a god
jargonthe technical terminology or characteristic idiom of a special activity or group