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 |
|---|---|
| burgeon | to send forth new growth (such as buds or branches) : sprout |
| desolate | devoid of inhabitants and visitors : deserted |
| inamorata | a woman with whom one is in love or has intimate relations |
| supplicate | to make a humble entreaty |
| nib | bill |
| synthetic | relating to or involving synthesis : not analytic |
| precinct | a part of a territory with definite bounds or functions often established for administrative purposes : district |
| hue_and_cry | outcry; loud cry or clamor; strong protest; Ex. hue and cry against the new rule |
| roue | a man devoted to a life of sensual pleasure : rake |
| feud | a mutual enmity or quarrel that is often prolonged or inveterate (see inveterate |