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 |
|---|---|
| splice | to unite (two ropes or two parts of a rope) by interweaving the strands |
| invoke | to petition for help or support |
| carafe | a bottle with a flaring lip used to hold beverages and especially wine |
| actuate | to put into mechanical action or motion |
| maraud | to roam about and raid in search of plunder |
| lionize | to treat as an object of great interest or importance |
| eminent | exhibiting eminence especially in standing above others in some quality or position : prominent |
| gainsay | to declare to be untrue or invalid |
| besiege | to surround with armed forces |
| tenuous | having little substance or strength : flimsy |