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
diabolicalof, relating to, or characteristic of the devil : devilish
maladroitlacking adroitness : inept
communetalk over
religiousrelating to or manifesting faithful devotion to an acknowledged ultimate reality or deity
tremulouscharacterized by or affected with trembling or tremors
eroticof, devoted to, or tending to arouse sexual love or desire
willfulobstinately and often perversely self-willed
ballasta heavy substance (such as rocks or water) placed in such a way as to improve stability and control (as of the draft of a ship or the buoyancy of a balloon or submarine)
bewareto be on one's guard
shudderto tremble convulsively : shiver