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 |
|---|---|
| monolithic | of, relating to, or resembling a monolith : huge |
| infiltrate | to enter or become established in gradually or unobtrusively usually for subversive purposes |
| trident | a 3-pronged spear serving in classical mythology as the attribute of a sea god (such as Neptune) |
| disjointed | being thrown out of orderly function |
| musky | having an odor of or resembling musk |
| uncouth | awkward and uncultivated in appearance, manner, or behavior : rude |
| veracious | truthful |
| diaphanous | characterized by such fineness of texture as to permit seeing through |
| litotes | understatement in which an affirmative is expressed by the negative of the contrary (as in "not a bad singer" or "not unhappy") |
| affirmation | the act of affirming |