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 |
|---|---|
| noncommittal | giving no clear indication of attitude or feeling |
| scorch | to burn a surface of so as to change its color and texture |
| cadet | a younger brother or son |
| superimpose | to place or lay over or above something |
| insomnia | prolonged and usually abnormal inability to get enough sleep especially due to trouble falling asleep or staying asleep |
| hermetic | of or relating to the mystical and alchemical writings or teachings arising in the first three centuries a.d. |
| insensible | incapable or bereft of feeling or sensation: such as |
| scrappy | consisting of scraps |
| homily | a usually short sermon |
| cathartic | of, relating to, or producing catharsis |