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 |
|---|---|
| resentment | a feeling of indignant displeasure or persistent ill will at something regarded as a wrong, insult, or injury |
| mutter | to utter sounds or words indistinctly or with a low voice and with the lips partly closed |
| nurse | a person who cares for the sick or infirm |
| placate | to soothe or mollify especially by concessions : appease |
| brocade | a rich silk fabric with raised patterns in gold and silver |
| discompose | to destroy the composure of |
| circlet | a little circle |
| studied | carefully considered or prepared : thoughtful |
| noxious | physically harmful or destructive to living beings |
| sallow | any of several Old World broad-leaved willows (such as Salix caprea) including important sources of charcoal and tanbark |