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
lingerto be slow in parting or in quitting something : tarry
raila bar extending from one post or support to another and serving as a guard or barrier
amoralhaving or showing no concern about whether behavior is morally right or wrong
traverseto go or travel across or over
swathea band used in swathing
garnerto gather into storage
jetsamthe part of a ship, its equipment, or its cargo that is cast overboard to lighten the load in time of distress and that sinks or is washed ashore
squashto press or beat into a pulp or a flat mass : crush
subsequentfollowing in time, order, or place
epistemologistthe study or a theory of the nature and grounds of knowledge especially with reference to its limits and validity