GRE Word List
RECITAL
act of reciting publicly; detailed account; performance of music or dance (by a solo performer)
The meaning of the word recital is act of reciting publicly; detailed account; performance of music or dance (by a solo performer).
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| malicious | hateful; spiteful; expressing malice; N. malice: desire to harm others; spite |
| seminal | related to seed or semen; germinal; creative; providing a basis for further development; influencing future developments; Ex. seminal research in a new field |
| apiculture | bee-keeping |
| hibernate | sleep throughout the winter; N. hibernation |
| suspend | cause to stop for a period; interrupt; hold in abeyance; defer; hang from above; exclude for a period from a position; Ex. suspended state; Ex. suspend judgment; Ex. suspended from the team; N. suspension |
| prestige | respect or admiration; impression produced by achievements or reputation; ADJ: causing admiration; ADJ. prestigious: having prestige |
| wretch | miserable person; bad or despicable person; ADJ. wretched: miserable; bad; contemptible; vile |
| flamboyant | ornate; highly elaborate; richly colored; ostentatious; showy; CF. flame |
| reprieve | postponement or cancelation of a punishment; temporary stay; V: postpone or cancel the punishment of |
| mulct | defraud a person of something; swindle; Ex. mulct the boy of his legacy |
