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 |
|---|---|
| mire | wet spongy earth (as of a bog or marsh) |
| flowery | of, relating to, or resembling flowers |
| rigid | deficient in or devoid of flexibility |
| hue_and_cry | outcry; loud cry or clamor; strong protest; Ex. hue and cry against the new rule |
| wallow | to roll oneself about in a lazy, relaxed, or ungainly manner |
| endemic | belonging or native to a particular people or country |
| tirade | a protracted speech usually marked by intemperate, vituperative, or harshly censorious language |
| loom | a frame or machine for interlacing (see interlace |
| forthright | free from ambiguity or evasiveness : going straight to the point |
| palm | any of a family (Palmae synonym Arecaceae) of mostly tropical or subtropical monocotyledonous trees, shrubs, or vines with usually a simple stem and a terminal crown of large pinnate or fan-shaped leaves |