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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disapprobationthe act or state of disapproving : the state of being disapproved : condemnation
opprobriumsomething that brings disgrace
debilitateto impair the strength of : enfeeble
frescothe art of painting on freshly spread moist lime plaster with water-based pigments
propellantcapable of propelling
asceticpracticing strict self-denial as a measure of personal and especially spiritual discipline
dubiousunsettled in opinion : doubtful
ratiocinationthe process of exact thinking : reasoning
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pastichea literary, artistic, musical, or architectural work that imitates the style of previous work