GRE Word List
RECLINE
lie down
The meaning of the word recline is lie down.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| irrefutable | indisputable; incontrovertible; undeniable |
| litotes | understatement for emphasis; Ex. ``not bad(=pretty good)'' |
| pinnace | small boat |
| lurk | stealthily lie in waiting; slink; exist unperceived |
| topography | physical features of a region (such as the shape and height); CF. topo-: place |
| fulminate | thunder; explode; issue a severe denunciation |
| inter | bury; N. interment |
| shangri-la | imaginary remote paradise on earth; CF. Lost Horizon |
| mischief | behavior (of children) causing trouble with no serious harm; damage; harm; Ex. mischief to the crops; ADJ. mischievous: causing mischief; playfully troublesome |
| convoluted | coiled around; twisted; involved; complicated; intricate; complex; N. convolution: twist; one of the convex folds of the surface of the brain |
