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
diminutionthe act, process, or an instance of becoming gradually less (as in size or importance) : the act, process, or an instance of diminishing : decrease
formalitycompliance with formal or conventional rules : ceremony
lateralof or relating to the side
squalorthe quality or state of being squalid
jargonthe technical terminology or characteristic idiom of a special activity or group
laceto draw together the edges of by or as if by a lace passed through eyelets
stem_fromarise from; originate from
firebranda piece of burning wood
inanelacking significance, meaning, or point : silly
discomfitto put into a state of perplexity and embarrassment : disconcert