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
resentmenta feeling of indignant displeasure or persistent ill will at something regarded as a wrong, insult, or injury
mutterto utter sounds or words indistinctly or with a low voice and with the lips partly closed
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circleta little circle
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