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 |
|---|---|
| bristling | a short stiff coarse hair or filament |
| convoke | to call together to a meeting |
| parvenu | one that has recently or suddenly risen to an unaccustomed position of wealth or power and has not yet gained the prestige, dignity, or manner associated with it |
| pestle | a usually club-shaped implement for pounding or grinding substances in a mortar see mortar illustration |
| recreant | crying for mercy : cowardly |
| evasive | tending or intended to evade : equivocal |
| smudge | to make a smudge on |
| elated | marked by high spirits : exultant |
| understate | to represent as less than is the case |
| inane | lacking significance, meaning, or point : silly |