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
neologisma new word, usage, or expression
wretcha miserable person : one who is profoundly unhappy or in great misfortune
congenialpleasant
kaleidoscopean instrument containing loose bits of colored material (such as glass or plastic) between two flat plates and two plane mirrors so placed that changes of position of the bits of material are reflected in an endless variety of patterns
manneredhaving manners of a specified kind
incontrovertiblenot open to question : indisputable
slitherto slide on or as if on a loose gravelly surface
legerdemainsleight of hand
sententiousgiven to or abounding in aphoristic expression
polemican aggressive attack on or refutation of the opinions or principles of another