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
calamitya disastrous event marked by great loss and lasting distress and suffering
insensatelacking sense or understanding
libidinoushaving or marked by lustful desires : lascivious
dormera window set vertically in a structure projecting through a sloping roof
atrocitya shockingly bad or atrocious act, object, or situation
correlateeither of two things so related that one directly implies or is complementary to the other (such as husband and wife)
wrathstrong vengeful anger or indignation
vigilantalertly watchful especially to avoid danger
evasivetending or intended to evade : equivocal
indigenousproduced, growing, living, or occurring natively or naturally in a particular region or environment