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
supplicantone who supplicates
gorycovered with gore : bloodstained
confoundto throw (a person) into confusion or perplexity
syllogisma deductive scheme of a formal argument consisting of a major and a minor premise and a conclusion (as in "every virtue is laudable; kindness is a virtue; therefore kindness is laudable")
pedagogueteacher
blushoutward appearance : view
wiggleto move to and fro with quick jerky or shaking motions : jiggle
vehementmarked by forceful energy : powerful
prolificproducing young or fruit especially freely : fruitful
acousticsa science that deals with the production, control, transmission, reception, and effects of sound