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
manipulateto treat or operate with or as if with the hands or by mechanical means especially in a skillful manner
embitterto excite bitter feelings in
promulgateto make (an idea, belief, etc.) known to many people by open declaration : proclaim
earthlycharacteristic of or belonging to this earth
roseateresembling a rose especially in color
taxonomistthe study of the general principles of scientific classification : systematics
fledglinga young bird just fledged (see fledge
weatherthe state of the atmosphere with respect to heat or cold, wetness or dryness, calm or storm, clearness or cloudiness
militiaa part of the organized armed forces of a country liable to call only in emergency
pitha usually continuous central strand of spongy tissue in the stems of most vascular plants that probably functions chiefly in storage