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 |
|---|---|
| caustic | capable of destroying or eating away by chemical action : corrosive |
| glamor | an exciting and often illusory and romantic attractiveness |
| bulk | magnitude |
| anoint | to smear or rub with oil or an oily substance |
| latent | present and capable of emerging or developing but not now visible, obvious, active, or symptomatic |
| vivisection | the cutting of or operation on a living animal usually for physiological or pathological investigation |
| excise | an internal tax levied on the manufacture, sale, or consumption of a commodity |
| whiff | a quick puff or slight gust especially of air, odor, gas, smoke, or spray |
| astigmatism | a defect of an optical system (such as a lens) causing rays from a point to fail to meet in a focal point resulting in a blurred and imperfect image |
| functionary | one who serves in a certain function |