GRE Word List

RECUMBENT

suggestive of repose : leaning

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

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WordMeaning
surlymenacing or threatening in appearance
massthe liturgy of the Eucharist (see eucharist
tonsurethe Roman Catholic or Eastern rite of admission to the clerical state by the clipping or shaving of a portion of the head
chroniclea historical account of events arranged in order of time usually without analysis or interpretation
conveyancethe action of conveying
backslideto lapse morally or in the practice of religion
sectarianof, relating to, or characteristic of a sect or sectarian
buffoona ludicrous figure : clown
stiltedpompous
ineluctablenot to be avoided, changed, or resisted : inevitable