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
shoveto push along
embodyto give a body to (a spirit) : incarnate
peripatetica follower of Aristotle or adherent of Aristotelianism
dichotomya division into two especially mutually exclusive or contradictory groups or entities
catharsispurification or purgation of the emotions (such as pity and fear) primarily through art
lacerationthe act of lacerating
palpablecapable of being touched or felt : tangible
effaceto eliminate or make indistinct by or as if by wearing away a surface
nauticalof, relating to, or associated with seamen, navigation, or ships
prizesomething offered or striven for in competition or in contests of chance