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 |
|---|---|
| graphic | of or relating to the pictorial arts |
| urge | to present, advocate, or demand earnestly or pressingly |
| perjury | the voluntary violation of an oath or vow either by swearing to what is untrue or by omission to do what has been promised under oath : false swearing |
| cession | a yielding to another : concession |
| soporific | causing or tending to cause sleep |
| palimpsest | writing material (such as a parchment or tablet) used one or more times after earlier writing has been erased |
| distort | to twist (see twist |
| belie | to give a false impression of |
| mutilate | to cut up or alter radically so as to make imperfect |
| chant | to make melodic sounds with the voice |