GRE Word List

RECOURSE

a turning to someone or something for help or protection

The meaning of the word recourse is a turning to someone or something for help or protection.

Random words

WordMeaning
munificentvery liberal in giving or bestowing (see bestow
notcha V-shaped indentation
concatenatelinked together
secularof or relating to the worldly or temporal
blowhardan arrogantly and pompously boastful or opinionated person : braggart
idylla simple descriptive work in poetry or prose that deals with rustic life or pastoral scenes or suggests a mood of peace and contentment
futileserving no useful purpose : completely ineffective
entourageone's attendants or associates
elysiumthe abode of the blessed after death in classical mythology
apeany of various large tailless semi-erect primates of Africa and southeastern Asia (such as the chimpanzee, gorilla, orangutan, or gibbon)