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.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| alliteration | the repetition of usually initial consonant sounds in two or more neighboring words or syllables (such as wild and woolly, threatening throngs) |
| adept | thoroughly proficient : expert |
| ingratiate | to gain favor or favorable acceptance for by deliberate effort |
| abeyance | a state of temporary inactivity : suspension |
| brusque | markedly short and abrupt |
| frisk | to search (a person) for something (such as a concealed weapon) by running the hand rapidly over the clothing and through the pockets |
| empirical | originating in or based on observation or experience |
| timidity | lacking in courage or self-confidence |
| maelstrom | a powerful often violent whirlpool sucking in objects within a given radius |
| dismiss | to permit or cause to leave |