GRE Word List
RECUMBENT
suggestive of repose : leaning
The meaning of the word recumbent is suggestive of repose : leaning.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| dissipate | to break up and drive off |
| opiate | an alkaloid drug (such as morphine or codeine) that contains or is derived from opium, binds to cell receptors primarily of the central nervous system and gastrointestinal tract, acts to block pain, induce sedation or sleep, depress respiration, and produce calmness or euphoria, and is associated with physiological tolerance (see tolerance |
| graduate | to receive an academic degree or diploma |
| malady | a disease or disorder of the animal body |
| usurp | to seize and hold (office, place, functions, powers, etc.) in possession by force or without right |
| protuberance | something that is protuberant |
| unaccountable | not to be accounted for : inexplicable |
| quagmire | soft miry land that shakes or yields under the foot |
| brittle | easily broken, cracked, or snapped |
| crinkle | to form many short bends or ripples |