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 |
|---|---|
| incinerate | to cause to burn to ashes |
| rally | to muster for a common purpose |
| nonentity | something that does not exist or exists only in the imagination |
| friction | the rubbing of one body against another |
| ideology | a manner or the content of thinking characteristic of an individual, group, or culture |
| caption | the part of a legal document that shows where, when, and by what authority it was taken, found, or executed |
| ulcer | a break in skin or mucous membrane with loss of surface tissue, disintegration and necrosis of epithelial tissue, and often pus |
| convoluted | having convolutions |
| context | the parts of a discourse that surround a word or passage and can throw light on its meaning |
| sanguinary | bloodthirsty |