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 |
|---|---|
| litotes | understatement in which an affirmative is expressed by the negative of the contrary (as in "not a bad singer" or "not unhappy") |
| wrest | to pull, force, or move by violent wringing or twisting movements |
| erroneous | containing or characterized by error : mistaken |
| reverend | worthy of reverence : revered |
| stockade | a line of stout posts set firmly to form a defense |
| flourish | to grow luxuriantly : thrive |
| mortify | to subject to severe and vexing embarrassment : shame |
| deface | to mar the appearance of : injure by effacing significant details |
| execrate | to declare to be evil or detestable : denounce |
| soliloquy | the act of talking to oneself |