GRE Word List
RECITE
to repeat from memory or read aloud publicly
The meaning of the word recite is to repeat from memory or read aloud publicly.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| prerogative | an exclusive or special right, power, or privilege: such as |
| languish | to be or become feeble, weak, or enervated |
| relinquish | to withdraw or retreat from : leave behind |
| misadventure | misfortune |
| careen | to put (a ship or boat) on a beach especially in order to clean, caulk, or repair the hull |
| conservatory | a greenhouse for growing or displaying plants |
| coterie | an intimate and often exclusive group of persons with a unifying common interest or purpose |
| irony | the use of words to express something other than and especially the opposite of the literal meaning |
| nonentity | something that does not exist or exists only in the imagination |
| simile | a figure of speech comparing two unlike things that is often introduced by like or as (as in cheeks like roses) compare metaphor |