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 |
|---|---|
| digression | the act or an instance of leaving the main subject in an extended written or verbal expression of thought : the act or an instance of digressing in a discourse or other usually organized literary work |
| pretext | a purpose or motive alleged or an appearance assumed in order to cloak the real intention or state of affairs |
| ostentatious | attracting or seeking to attract attention, admiration, or envy often by gaudiness or obviousness : overly elaborate or conspicuous : characterized by, fond of, or evincing ostentation |
| censure | a judgment involving condemnation |
| hideous | offensive to the senses and especially to sight : exceedingly ugly |
| implacable | not placable : not capable of being appeased, significantly changed, or mitigated |
| impotent | not potent : lacking in power, strength, or vigor : helpless |
| abject | sunk to or existing in a low state or condition : very bad or severe |
| abscission | the act or process of cutting off : removal |
| charisma | a personal magic of leadership arousing special popular loyalty or enthusiasm for a public figure (such as a political leader) |