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 |
|---|---|
| quaff | to drink (a usually alcoholic beverage) heartily or copiously |
| buffoonery | foolish or playful behavior or practice |
| urbane | notably polite or polished in manner |
| juggernaut | a massive inexorable force, campaign, movement, or object that crushes whatever is in its path |
| decimate | to select by lot and kill every tenth man of |
| paste | a dough that contains a considerable proportion of fat and is used for pastry crust or fancy rolls |
| stench | stink |
| puerile | juvenile |
| revoke | to annul by recalling or taking back : rescind |
| ignite | to set afire |