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 |
|---|---|
| turgid | excessively embellished in style or language : bombastic |
| counterpart | one of two corresponding copies of a legal instrument : duplicate |
| loiter | to delay an activity with idle stops and pauses : dawdle |
| recreant | crying for mercy : cowardly |
| necromancy | conjuration (see conjure |
| disclose | to make known or public |
| lewd | obscene |
| slavish | of or characteristic of someone held in forced servitude |
| grisly | inspiring horror or intense fear |
| speechless | unable to speak : dumb |