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
profaneto treat (something sacred) with abuse, irreverence, or contempt : desecrate
shimmerto shine with a soft tremulous or fitful light : glimmer
implacablenot placable : not capable of being appeased, significantly changed, or mitigated
doctrinea principle or position or the body of principles in a branch of knowledge or system of belief : dogma
patrimonyan estate inherited from one's father or ancestor
drawto cause to move continuously toward or after a force applied in advance : pull
hygienea science of the establishment and maintenance of health
plagiarizeto steal and pass off (the ideas or words of another) as one's own : use (another's production) without crediting the source
wearyexhausted in strength, endurance, vigor, or freshness
kismetfate