GRE Word List
RECITAL
a detailed account : enumeration
The meaning of the word recital is a detailed account : enumeration.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| contrite | feeling or showing sorrow and remorse for improper or objectionable behavior, actions, etc. |
| litotes | understatement in which an affirmative is expressed by the negative of the contrary (as in "not a bad singer" or "not unhappy") |
| obese | having excessive body fat |
| ambrosia | the food of the Greek and Roman gods |
| ingrate | an ungrateful person |
| mitigate | to cause to become less harsh or hostile : mollify |
| extradition | the surrender of an alleged criminal usually under the provisions of a treaty or statute by one authority (such as a state) to another having jurisdiction to try the charge |
| esoteric | designed for or understood by the specially initiated alone |
| trek | to make one's way arduously |
| countermand | to revoke (a command) by a contrary order |