GRE Word List

RECLINE

to cause or permit to incline backwards

The meaning of the word recline is to cause or permit to incline backwards.

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WordMeaning
frolicfull of fun : merry
rationalizeto bring into accord with reason or cause something to seem reasonable: such as
queuea braid of hair usually worn hanging at the back of the head
consequentialof the nature of a secondary result : indirect
causalexpressing or indicating cause : causative
misnomerthe misnaming of a person in a legal instrument
metaphora figure of speech in which a word or phrase literally denoting one kind of object or idea is used in place of another to suggest a likeness or analogy between them (as in drowning in money)
multiplicitythe quality or state of being multiple or various
takeoffa rise or leap from a surface in making a jump or flight or an ascent in an aircraft or in the launching of a rocket
palatableagreeable to the palate or taste