GRE Word List

RECUMBENT

suggestive of repose : leaning

The meaning of the word recumbent is suggestive of repose : leaning.

Random words

WordMeaning
dissipateto break up and drive off
opiatean 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
graduateto receive an academic degree or diploma
maladya disease or disorder of the animal body
usurpto seize and hold (office, place, functions, powers, etc.) in possession by force or without right
protuberancesomething that is protuberant
unaccountablenot to be accounted for : inexplicable
quagmiresoft miry land that shakes or yields under the foot
brittleeasily broken, cracked, or snapped
crinkleto form many short bends or ripples