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 |
|---|---|
| bogus | not genuine : counterfeit |
| multiform | having many forms or appearances |
| prosaic | characteristic of prose as distinguished from poetry : factual |
| gust | the sensation of taste |
| venial | of a kind that can be remitted : forgivable |
| underscore | to draw a line under : underline |
| severity | the quality or state of being severe : the condition of being very bad, serious, unpleasant, or harsh |
| mange | any of various persistent contagious skin diseases marked especially by eczematous inflammation and loss of hair, affecting domestic animals or sometimes humans, and caused by a minute parasitic mite compare sarcoptic mange |
| ambience | a feeling or mood associated with a particular place, person, or thing : atmosphere |
| unregenerate | not regenerate |