GRE Word List
RECIPIENT
one that receives : receiver
The meaning of the word recipient is one that receives : receiver.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| coroner | a usually elected public officer who is typically not required to have specific medical qualifications and whose principal duty is to inquire by an inquest into the cause of any death which there is reason to suppose is not due to natural causes compare medical examiner |
| lackluster | lacking in sheen, brilliance, or vitality : dull |
| perceptive | responsive to sensory stimuli : discerning |
| tenuous | having little substance or strength : flimsy |
| climactic | of, relating to, or constituting a climax |
| extort | to obtain from a person by force, intimidation, or undue or illegal power : wring |
| eminent | exhibiting eminence especially in standing above others in some quality or position : prominent |
| perspicuous | plain to the understanding especially because of clarity and precision of presentation |
| odds | the probability that one thing is so or will happen rather than another : chances |
| fluke | flatfish |