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 |
|---|---|
| abate | to decrease in force or intensity |
| iconoclastic | a person who attacks settled beliefs or institutions |
| repine | to feel or express dejection or discontent : complain |
| fawning | seeking or used to seek approval or favor by means of flattery |
| ultimate | last in a progression or series : final |
| betray | to lead astray |
| willful | obstinately and often perversely self-willed |
| travail | work especially of a painful or laborious nature : toil |
| coercion | the act, process, or power of coercing |
| estimable | capable of being estimated |