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 |
|---|---|
| shoot | to eject or impel or cause to be ejected or impelled by a sudden release of tension (as of a bowstring or slingshot or by a flick of a finger) |
| cavalier | marked by or given to offhand and often disdainful (see disdain |
| rag | a waste piece of cloth |
| eclectic | composed of elements drawn from various sources |
| bask | to lie or relax in a pleasant warmth or atmosphere |
| outlandish | of or relating to another country : foreign |
| caucus | a closed meeting of a group of persons belonging to the same political party or faction usually to select candidates or to decide on policy |
| muddle | to make turbid or muddy |
| plumage | the feathers of a bird |
| bulk | magnitude |