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.

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WordMeaning
palpitateto beat rapidly and strongly : throb
propulsivetending or having power to propel
compliantready or disposed to comply : submissive
wistfulfull of yearning or desire tinged with melancholy
roilto make turbid by stirring up the sediment or dregs of
jaundiceyellowish pigmentation of the skin, tissues, and body fluids caused by the deposition of bile pigments
jingoistextreme chauvinism or nationalism marked especially by a belligerent foreign policy
hazarda source of danger
agendaa list or outline of things to be considered or done
vertebrateany of a subphylum (Vertebrata) of chordates that comprises animals (such as mammals, birds, reptiles, amphibians, and fishes) typically having a bony or cartilaginous spinal column which replaces the notochord, a distinct head containing a brain which arises as an enlarged part of the nerve cord, and an internal usually bony skeleton and that includes some primitive forms (such as lampreys) in which the spinal column is absent and the notochord persists throughout life