GRE Word List
RECAPITULATE
to retell or restate briefly : summarize
The meaning of the word recapitulate is to retell or restate briefly : summarize.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| entity | being |
| irony | the use of words to express something other than and especially the opposite of the literal meaning |
| stoop | to bend the body or a part of the body forward and downward sometimes simultaneously bending the knees |
| usage | firmly established and generally accepted practice or procedure |
| goad | to incite or rouse as if with a goad (see goad |
| encipher | to convert (a message) into cipher |
| rasp | to rub with something rough |
| alimony | an allowance made to one spouse by the other for support pending or after legal separation or divorce |
| scorch | to burn a surface of so as to change its color and texture |
| legerdemain | sleight of hand |