GRE Word List
RECUMBENT
suggestive of repose : leaning
The meaning of the word recumbent is suggestive of repose : leaning.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| recourse | a turning to someone or something for help or protection |
| contempt | the act of despising : the state of mind of one who despises : disdain |
| contrived | having an unnatural or false appearance or quality : artificial |
| perigee | the point in the orbit of an object (such as a satellite) orbiting the earth that is nearest to the center of the earth |
| predator | an organism that primarily obtains food by the killing and consuming of other organisms : an organism that lives by predation |
| shack | hut |
| ramble | to move aimlessly from place to place |
| rationale | an explanation of controlling principles of opinion, belief, practice, or phenomena |
| welter | writhe |
| mortar | a sturdy vessel in which material is pounded or rubbed with a pestle |