GRE Word List
RECITAL
a detailed account : enumeration
The meaning of the word recital is a detailed account : enumeration.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| daub | to cover or coat with soft adhesive matter : plaster |
| buxom | vigorously or healthily plump |
| puny | slight or inferior in power, size, or importance : weak |
| substantial | consisting of or relating to substance |
| lethargic | of, relating to, or characterized by laziness or lack of energy : feeling or affected by lethargy : sluggish |
| captious | marked by an often ill-natured inclination to stress faults and raise objections |
| liaison | a binding or thickening agent used in cooking |
| shoddy | a reclaimed wool from materials that are not felted that is of better quality and longer staple than mungo |
| incumbent | the holder of an office or ecclesiastical benefice |
| hypnosis | a trancelike state that resembles sleep but is induced by a person whose suggestions are readily accepted by the subject |