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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mutter | to utter sounds or words indistinctly or with a low voice and with the lips partly closed |
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exotic | introduced from another country : not native to the place where found |
conjure | to charge or entreat earnestly or solemnly |
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