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 |
|---|---|
| epitaph | an inscription on or at a tomb or a grave in memory of the one buried there |
| dearth | scarcity that makes dear |
| congeal | to change from a fluid to a solid state by or as if by cold |
| estranged | having lost former closeness and affection : in a state of alienation from a previous close or familial relationship |
| lineage | descent in a line from a common progenitor |
| forestall | to exclude, hinder, or prevent (something) by prior occupation or measures |
| mordant | biting and caustic in thought, manner, or style : incisive |
| coagulate | to cause to become viscous or thickened into a coherent mass : curdle |
| regent | a person who governs a kingdom in the minority, absence, or disability of the sovereign |
| imposture | the act or practice of deceiving by means of an assumed character or name |