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 |
|---|---|
| pang | a brief piercing spasm of pain |
| concordat | compact |
| penury | a cramping and oppressive lack of resources (such as money) |
| dolt | a stupid person |
| exacting | tryingly or unremittingly severe in making demands |
| mitigate | to cause to become less harsh or hostile : mollify |
| recipient | one that receives : receiver |
| bemoan | to express deep grief or distress over |
| shoot | to eject or impel or cause to be ejected or impelled by a sudden release of tension (as of a bowstring or slingshot or by a flick of a finger) |
| padre | a Christian clergyman |