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 |
|---|---|
| hiatus | a break in or as if in a material object : gap |
| reinstate | to place again (as in possession or in a former position) |
| droll | having a humorous, whimsical, or odd quality |
| supplicant | one who supplicates |
| vertex | the top of the head |
| sedate | keeping a quiet steady attitude or pace : unruffled |
| ardor | an often restless or transitory warmth of feeling |
| mitigate | to cause to become less harsh or hostile : mollify |
| atrocity | a shockingly bad or atrocious act, object, or situation |
| minute | the 60th part of an hour of time : 60 seconds |