GRE Word List
RECUMBENT
suggestive of repose : leaning
The meaning of the word recumbent is suggestive of repose : leaning.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| anecdote | a usually short narrative of an interesting, amusing, or biographical incident |
| append | attach |
| rider | one that rides |
| academic | of, relating to, or associated with an academy or school especially of higher learning |
| contumacious | stubbornly disobedient : rebellious |
| retroactive | extending in scope or effect to a prior time or to conditions that existed or originated in the past |
| pacifist | an adherent to pacifism : someone who opposes war or violence as a means of settling disputes |
| entrance | power or permission to enter : admission |
| fermentation | the enzyme-catalyzed anaerobic breakdown of an energy-rich compound (such as a carbohydrate to carbon dioxide and alcohol or to an organic acid) by the action of microorganisms (such as bacteria or yeast) that occurs naturally and is commonly used in the production of various products (such as food, alcoholic beverages, and pharmaceuticals) especially by controlling microbial enzymatic activity |
| prevalent | generally or widely accepted, practiced, or favored : widespread |