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 |
|---|---|
| badger | any of various burrowing mammals (especially Taxidea taxus and Meles meles) of the weasel family that are widely distributed in the northern hemisphere |
| exacting | tryingly or unremittingly severe in making demands |
| alloy | the degree of mixture with base metals : fineness |
| anemia | a condition in which the blood is deficient in red blood cells, in hemoglobin, or in total volume |
| vituperative | uttering or given to censure : containing or characterized by verbal abuse |
| smother | to kill by depriving of air |
| mutilate | to cut up or alter radically so as to make imperfect |
| noncommittal | giving no clear indication of attitude or feeling |
| bullion | gold or silver considered as so much metal |
| emend | to correct usually by textual alterations |