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 |
|---|---|
| tan | to make (skin) tan especially by exposure to the sun |
| denizen | inhabitant |
| sound | a particular auditory impression : tone |
| ventriloquist | one who uses or is skilled in ventriloquism |
| incandescent | white, glowing, or luminous with intense heat |
| parochial | of or relating to a church parish |
| pedestal | the support or foot of a late classic or neoclassical column see column illustration |
| annex | to attach as a quality, consequence, or condition |
| centigrade | relating to, conforming to, or having a thermometric scale on which the interval between the freezing point of water and the boiling point of water is divided into 100 degrees with 0° representing the freezing point and 100° the boiling point |
| horticultural | the science and art of growing fruits, vegetables, flowers, or ornamental plants |