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 |
|---|---|
| arbiter | a person with power to decide a dispute : judge |
| extrinsic | not forming part of or belonging to a thing : extraneous |
| static | exerting force by reason of weight alone without motion |
| opaque | blocking the passage of radiant energy and especially light : exhibiting opacity (see opacity |
| stupor | a condition of greatly dulled or completely suspended sense or sensibility |
| persist | to go on resolutely or stubbornly in spite of opposition, importunity, or warning |
| disaffected | discontented and resentful especially against authority : rebellious |
| stanza | a division of a poem consisting of a series of lines arranged together in a usually recurring pattern of meter and rhyme : strophe |
| deface | to mar the appearance of : injure by effacing significant details |
| sleight | deceitful craftiness |