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 |
|---|---|
| tirade | a protracted speech usually marked by intemperate, vituperative, or harshly censorious language |
| profusion | lavish expenditure : extravagance |
| ablution | the washing of one's body or part of it (as in a religious rite) |
| aggrandize | to make great or greater : increase |
| exemplary | deserving imitation : commendable |
| gruff | rough, brusque, or stern in manner, speech, or aspect |
| exult | to be extremely joyful : rejoice |
| beneficent | doing or producing good |
| overture | an initiative toward agreement or action : proposal |
| blue | of the color whose hue is that of the clear sky : of the color blue (see blue |