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 |
|---|---|
| asymmetric | having two sides or halves that are not the same : not symmetrical |
| compatible | capable of existing together in harmony |
| slither | to slide on or as if on a loose gravelly surface |
| abject | sunk to or existing in a low state or condition : very bad or severe |
| concur | to express agreement |
| aggrandize | to make great or greater : increase |
| insubstantial | not substantial: such as |
| prognosis | the prospect of recovery as anticipated from the usual course of disease or peculiarities of the case |
| protagonist | the principal character in a literary work (such as a drama or story) |
| subterfuge | deception by artifice or stratagem in order to conceal, escape, or evade |