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

WordMeaning
rabidextremely violent : furious
ineluctablenot to be avoided, changed, or resisted : inevitable
scapegoata goat upon whose head are symbolically placed the sins of the people after which he is sent into the wilderness in the biblical ceremony for Yom Kippur
pertsaucily free and forward : flippantly cocky and assured
derelictionan intentional abandonment
vituperativeuttering or given to censure : containing or characterized by verbal abuse
mayhemneedless or willful damage or violence
deciduousfalling off or shed seasonally or at a certain stage of development in the life cycle
irreparablenot reparable : irremediable
haphazardmarked by lack of plan, order, or direction