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
disgruntleto make ill-humored or discontented
skeptican adherent or advocate of skepticism
catalysta substance that enables a chemical reaction to proceed at a usually faster rate or under different conditions (as at a lower temperature) than otherwise possible
gruelingtrying or taxing to the point of exhaustion : punishing
cadavera dead body
slywise in practical affairs
adhereto hold fast or stick by or as if by gluing, suction, grasping, or fusing
hypotheticalinvolving or being based on a suggested idea or theory : being or involving a hypothesis : conjectural
dissimulateto hide under a false appearance
overturean initiative toward agreement or action : proposal