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
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| nether | situated down or below : lower |
| litotes | understatement in which an affirmative is expressed by the negative of the contrary (as in "not a bad singer" or "not unhappy") |
| metaphor | a figure of speech in which a word or phrase literally denoting one kind of object or idea is used in place of another to suggest a likeness or analogy between them (as in drowning in money) |
| figure | a number symbol : numeral |
| cryptic | secret |
| mawkish | lacking flavor or having an unpleasant taste |
| empirical | originating in or based on observation or experience |
| generate | to bring into existence: such as |
| dysentery | a disease characterized by severe diarrhea with passage of mucus and blood and usually caused by infection |
| dolorous | causing, marked by, or expressing misery or grief |