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 |
|---|---|
| impel | to urge or drive forward or on by or as if by the exertion of strong moral pressure : force |
| rent | property (such as a house) rented or for rent |
| consecrate | dedicated to a sacred purpose |
| pernicious | highly injurious or destructive : deadly |
| rue | to feel penitence, remorse, or regret for |
| propitious | favorably disposed : benevolent |
| miniature | a copy on a much reduced scale |
| glut | to flood (the market) with goods so that supply exceeds demand |
| inadvertently | unintentional |
| havoc | wide and general destruction : devastation |
