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 |
|---|---|
| syllogism | a 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") |
| strut | to become turgid : swell |
| merit | a praiseworthy quality : virtue |
| deface | to mar the appearance of : injure by effacing significant details |
| jaunty | sprightly in manner or appearance : lively |
| circlet | a little circle |
| sonorous | producing sound (as when struck) |
| objective | expressing or dealing with facts or conditions as perceived without distortion by personal feelings, prejudices, or interpretations |
| stringent | tight |
| conscientious | meticulous |