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 |
|---|---|
| unregenerate | not regenerate |
| clemency | disposition to be merciful and especially to moderate the severity of punishment due |
| advent | the period beginning four Sundays before Christmas and observed by some Christians as a season of prayer and fasting |
| preponderance | a superiority in weight, power, importance, or strength |
| homage | a feudal ceremony by which a man acknowledges himself the vassal of a lord |
| slaughter | the act of killing |
| foray | a sudden or irregular invasion or attack for war or spoils : raid |
| irrepressible | impossible to repress, restrain, or control |
| trite | hackneyed or boring from much use : not fresh or original |
| compelling | that compels: such as |