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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|---|---|
| empirical | originating in or based on observation or experience |
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| quash | to suppress or extinguish summarily and completely |
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| luxuriant | yielding abundantly : fertile |
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| blunder | to move unsteadily or confusedly |
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