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 |
|---|---|
| induct | to put in formal possession (as of a benefice or office) : install |
| elixir | a substance held capable of changing base metals into gold |
| spin | to draw out and twist fiber into yarn or thread |
| vile | morally despicable or abhorrent |
| sullen | gloomily or resentfully silent or repressed |
| affront | to insult especially to the face by behavior or language |
| amok | an episode of sudden mass assault against people or objects usually by a single individual following a period of brooding that has traditionally been regarded as occurring especially in Malaysian culture but is now increasingly viewed as psychopathological behavior occurring worldwide in numerous countries and cultures |
| fanciful | marked by fancy or unrestrained imagination rather than by reason and experience |
| opiate | an alkaloid drug (such as morphine or codeine) that contains or is derived from opium, binds to cell receptors primarily of the central nervous system and gastrointestinal tract, acts to block pain, induce sedation or sleep, depress respiration, and produce calmness or euphoria, and is associated with physiological tolerance (see tolerance |
| anoint | to smear or rub with oil or an oily substance |