GRE Word List

RECIPIENT

one that receives : receiver

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

Random words

WordMeaning
surveillanceclose watch kept over someone or something (as by a detective)
euthanasiathe act or practice of killing or permitting the death of hopelessly sick or injured individuals (such as persons or domestic animals) in a relatively painless way for reasons of mercy
atavismrecurrence in an organism of a trait or character typical of an ancestral form and usually due to genetic recombination
sphinx-likeenigmatic; mysterious
maraudto roam about and raid in search of plunder
coupa sudden decisive exercise of force in politics and especially the violent overthrow or alteration of an existing government by a small group : coup d'état
toutto make much of : promote
denouementthe final outcome of the main dramatic complication in a literary work
circumventto manage to get around especially by ingenuity or stratagem
murkycharacterized by a heavy dimness or obscurity caused by or like that caused by overhanging fog or smoke