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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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| quietude | a quiet state : repose |
| squabble | a noisy altercation or quarrel usually over petty matters |
| personify | to conceive of or represent as a person or as having human qualities or powers |
| arboreal | of, relating to, or resembling a tree |
| ludicrous | amusing or laughable through obvious absurdity, incongruity, exaggeration, or eccentricity |
| penance | an act of self-abasement, mortification (see mortification |
| perfunctory | characterized by routine or superficiality : mechanical |
| holster | a leather or fabric case for carrying a firearm on the person (as on the hip or chest), on a saddle, or in a vehicle |
| inanimate | not animate: |
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