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 |
|---|---|
| embroider | to ornament with needlework |
| dilute | attenuate |
| elated | marked by high spirits : exultant |
| vulture | any of various large birds (families Accipitridae and Cathartidae) that are related to the hawks, eagles, and falcons but have weaker claws and the head usually naked and that subsist chiefly or entirely on carrion |
| infernal | of or relating to a nether world of the dead |
| impel | to urge or drive forward or on by or as if by the exertion of strong moral pressure : force |
| imperial | of, relating to, befitting, or suggestive of an empire or an emperor |
| porridge | a soft food made by boiling meal of grains or legumes in milk or water until thick |
| straggle | to wander from the direct course or way : rove |
| concerted | mutually contrived or agreed on |