GRE Word List
RECRIMINATION
a retaliatory accusation
The meaning of the word recrimination is a retaliatory accusation.
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| mime | an ancient dramatic entertainment representing scenes from life usually in a ridiculous manner |
| render | to melt down |
| scapegoat | a goat upon whose head are symbolically placed the sins of the people after which he is sent into the wilderness in the biblical ceremony for Yom Kippur |
| ulcer | a break in skin or mucous membrane with loss of surface tissue, disintegration and necrosis of epithelial tissue, and often pus |
| epithet | a characterizing word or phrase accompanying or occurring in place of the name of a person or thing |
| base | the bottom of something considered as its support : foundation |
| context | the parts of a discourse that surround a word or passage and can throw light on its meaning |
| conspiracy | the act of conspiring together |
| atheistic | a person who does not believe in the existence of a god or any gods : one who subscribes to or advocates atheism |
| elicit | to call forth or draw out (something, such as information or a response) |