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
quipa clever usually taunting remark : gibe
abridgeto shorten by omission of words without sacrifice of sense : condense
germa small mass of living substance capable of developing into an organism or one of its parts
dispenseto divide and share out according to a plan : to deal out in portions
counterpartone of two corresponding copies of a legal instrument : duplicate
scrupuloushaving moral integrity : acting in strict regard for what is considered right or proper
obliqueneither perpendicular nor parallel : inclined
attenuateto lessen the amount, force, magnitude, or value of : weaken
callousbeing hardened and thickened
sacrilegiouscommitting or characterized by sacrilege : having or showing a lack of proper respect for a sacred person, place, or object