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 |
|---|---|
| barterer | to trade by exchanging one commodity for another : to trade goods or services in exchange for other goods or services |
| devious | wandering |
| vertigo | a sensation of motion in which the individual or the individual's surroundings seem to whirl dizzily |
| harangue | a speech addressed to a public assembly |
| patina | a usually green film formed naturally on copper and bronze by long exposure or artificially (as by acids) and often valued aesthetically for its color |
| embargo | an order of a government prohibiting the departure of commercial ships from its ports |
| phylum | a direct line of descent within a group |
| cadaver | a dead body |
| seamy | having the rough side of the seam showing |
| sullen | gloomily or resentfully silent or repressed |