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 |
|---|---|
| neologism | a new word, usage, or expression |
| wretch | a miserable person : one who is profoundly unhappy or in great misfortune |
| congenial | pleasant |
| kaleidoscope | an 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 |
| mannered | having manners of a specified kind |
| incontrovertible | not open to question : indisputable |
| slither | to slide on or as if on a loose gravelly surface |
| legerdemain | sleight of hand |
| sententious | given to or abounding in aphoristic expression |
| polemic | an aggressive attack on or refutation of the opinions or principles of another |