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 |
|---|---|
| palm | any of a family (Palmae synonym Arecaceae) of mostly tropical or subtropical monocotyledonous trees, shrubs, or vines with usually a simple stem and a terminal crown of large pinnate or fan-shaped leaves |
| penetrate | to pass into or through |
| collusion | secret agreement or cooperation especially for an illegal or deceitful purpose |
| fanciful | marked by fancy or unrestrained imagination rather than by reason and experience |
| flutter | to flap the wings rapidly |
| counterpart | one of two corresponding copies of a legal instrument : duplicate |
| sidereal | of, relating to, or expressed in relation to stars or constellations : astral |
| outskirts | a part remote from the center : border |
| insatiable | incapable of being satisfied : quenchless |
| hackles | one of the long narrow feathers on the neck or saddle of a bird |