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 |
|---|---|
| functional | of, connected with, or being a function |
| sophomoric | conceited and overconfident of knowledge but poorly informed and immature |
| irrepressible | impossible to repress, restrain, or control |
| voluble | easily rolling or turning : rotating |
| mirage | an optical (see optical |
| emancipate | to free from restraint, control, or the power of another |
| diverge | to move or extend in different directions from a common point : draw apart |
| antediluvian | of or relating to the period before the flood described in the Bible |
| iconoclastic | a person who attacks settled beliefs or institutions |
| astigmatism | a defect of an optical system (such as a lens) causing rays from a point to fail to meet in a focal point resulting in a blurred and imperfect image |