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 |
|---|---|
| expose | to deprive of shelter, protection, or care : subject to risk from a harmful action or condition |
| diadem | crown |
| juggernaut | a massive inexorable force, campaign, movement, or object that crushes whatever is in its path |
| ovation | a ceremony attending the entering of Rome by a general who had won a victory of less importance than that for which a triumph was granted |
| inroad | an advance or penetration often at the expense of someone or something |
| pretext | a purpose or motive alleged or an appearance assumed in order to cloak the real intention or state of affairs |
| firebrand | a piece of burning wood |
| acknowledge | to recognize the rights, authority, or status of |
| sentinel | sentry |
| affidavit | a sworn statement in writing made especially under oath or on affirmation (see affirmation |