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 |
|---|---|
| gruel | a thin porridge |
| tinge | a slight staining or suffusing shade or color |
| dote | to exhibit mental decline of or like that of old age : be in one's dotage |
| hale | free from defect, disease, or infirmity : sound |
| garrulous | given to prosy, rambling, or tedious loquacity : pointlessly or annoyingly talkative |
| anthology | a collection of selected literary pieces or passages or works of art or music |
| bruise | an injury involving rupture of small blood vessels and discoloration without a break in the overlying skin : contusion |
| defoliate | to deprive of leaves especially prematurely |
| grovel | to creep with the face to the ground : crawl |
| commensurate | corresponding in size, extent, amount, or degree : proportionate |