GRE Word List
RECUMBENT
suggestive of repose : leaning
The meaning of the word recumbent is suggestive of repose : leaning.
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|---|---|
| astute | having or showing shrewdness and an ability to notice and understand things clearly : mentally sharp or clever |
| unwonted | being out of the ordinary : rare |
| muddle | to make turbid or muddy |
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| thresh | to separate seed from (a harvested plant) mechanically |
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| endorse | to write on the back of |
| crass | gross |