GRE Word List
RECOURSE
resorting to help when in trouble; Ex. without recourse to
The meaning of the word recourse is resorting to help when in trouble; Ex. without recourse to.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| nondescript | undistinctive; ordinary; ordinary-looking; Ex. nondescript fellow in a crowd |
| detrimental | harmful; damaging; N. detriment |
| deviate | turn away from (a principle, norm); move away from an accepted standard; swerve; depart; diverge; N. deviation; Ex. deviation of the path of light by a prism |
| insolvent | bankrupt; lacking money to pay; N. insolvency |
| indemnify | make secure against damage or loss; compensate for damage or loss; CF. make uninjured |
| centigrade | denoting a widely used temperature scale (basically same as Celsius) |
| dubious | questionable; (of something) causing doubt; (of someone) filled with doubt; N. dubiety |
| catechism | book for religious instruction in question-and-answer form; religious instruction by question and answer; V. catechize |
| sybarite | lover of luxury; person devoted to pleasure and luxury; CF. Sybaris: an ancient Greek city in Italy |
| frolic | play and jump about happily; frisk; Ex. frolicking young lambs |
