GRE Word List
RECUMBENT
suggestive of repose : leaning
The meaning of the word recumbent is suggestive of repose : leaning.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| relinquish | to withdraw or retreat from : leave behind |
| slink | to go or move stealthily or furtively (as in fear or shame) : steal |
| seamy | having the rough side of the seam showing |
| tardy | moving slowly : sluggish |
| tether | a line (as of rope or chain) by which an animal is fastened so as to restrict its range of movement |
| abate | to decrease in force or intensity |
| horde | a political subdivision of central Asian nomads |
| quibble | to evade the point of an argument by caviling about words |
| impale | to pierce with or as if with something pointed |
| numismatist | the study or collection of coins, tokens, and paper money and sometimes related objects (such as medals) |