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 |
|---|---|
| germane | being at once relevant and appropriate : fitting |
| cantata | a composition for one or more voices usually comprising solos, duets, recitatives, and choruses and sung to an instrumental accompaniment |
| imperceptible | not perceptible by a sense or by the mind : extremely slight, gradual, or subtle |
| pharisaical | marked by hypocritical censorious self-righteousness |
| niggle | trifle |
| impermeable | not permitting passage (as of a fluid) through its substance |
| hireling | a person who serves for hire especially for purely mercenary motives |
| blase | apathetic to pleasure or excitement as a result of excessive indulgence or enjoyment : world-weary |
| blue | of the color whose hue is that of the clear sky : of the color blue (see blue |
| umbrage | a feeling of pique or resentment at some often fancied slight or insult |