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.

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WordMeaning
paraphrasea restatement of a text, passage, or work giving the meaning in another form
conscripta conscripted person (such as a military recruit)
profaneto treat (something sacred) with abuse, irreverence, or contempt : desecrate
threadbarehaving the nap worn off so that the thread shows : shabby
gapeto open the mouth wide
libertinea freethinker especially in religious matters
reconditedifficult or impossible for one of ordinary understanding or knowledge to comprehend : deep
grandiloquenta lofty, extravagantly colorful, pompous, or bombastic style, manner, or quality especially in language
assumptiona taking to or upon oneself
surmountto prevail over : overcome