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 |
|---|---|
| dispense | to divide and share out according to a plan : to deal out in portions |
| mordant | biting and caustic in thought, manner, or style : incisive |
| vulture | any of various large birds (families Accipitridae and Cathartidae) that are related to the hawks, eagles, and falcons but have weaker claws and the head usually naked and that subsist chiefly or entirely on carrion |
| worldly | of, relating to, or devoted to this world and its pursuits rather than to religion or spiritual affairs |
| graphite | a soft black lustrous form of carbon that conducts electricity and is used in lead pencils and electrolytic anodes, as a lubricant, and as a moderator in nuclear reactors |
| ribald | marked by coarseness or lewdness : crude |
| gadfly | any of various flies (such as a horsefly, botfly, or warble fly) that bite or annoy livestock |
| provisional | serving for the time being : temporary |
| histrionic | deliberately affected : overly dramatic or emotional : theatrical |
| affirmation | the act of affirming |