GRE Word List
RECIPIENT
one that receives : receiver
The meaning of the word recipient is one that receives : receiver.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| slaughter | the act of killing |
| rider | one that rides |
| inadvertently | unintentional |
| pulsate | to throb or move rhythmically : vibrate |
| tundra | a level or rolling treeless plain that is characteristic of arctic and subarctic regions, consists of black mucky soil with a permanently frozen subsoil, and has a dominant vegetation of mosses, lichens, herbs, and dwarf shrubs |
| impotent | not potent : lacking in power, strength, or vigor : helpless |
| tantamount | equivalent in value, significance, or effect |
| sluice | an artificial passage for water (as in a millstream) fitted with a valve or gate for stopping or regulating flow |
| usurp | to seize and hold (office, place, functions, powers, etc.) in possession by force or without right |
| reverend | worthy of reverence : revered |