GRE Word List

RECIPIENT

one that receives : receiver

The meaning of the word recipient is one that receives : receiver.

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vertebrateany of a subphylum (Vertebrata) of chordates that comprises animals (such as mammals, birds, reptiles, amphibians, and fishes) typically having a bony or cartilaginous spinal column which replaces the notochord, a distinct head containing a brain which arises as an enlarged part of the nerve cord, and an internal usually bony skeleton and that includes some primitive forms (such as lampreys) in which the spinal column is absent and the notochord persists throughout life
imperativenot to be avoided or evaded : necessary
pharisaicalmarked by hypocritical censorious self-righteousness
lacklusterlacking in sheen, brilliance, or vitality : dull
billowwave
tacitexpressed or carried on without words or speech
exclaimto cry out or speak in strong or sudden emotion
emolumentthe returns arising from office or employment usually in the form of compensation or perquisites
gregarioustending to associate with others of one's kind : social
soothsayera person who predicts the future by magical, intuitive, or more rational means : prognosticator