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 |
|---|---|
| recurrent | running or turning back in a direction opposite to a former course |
| drudgery | dull, irksome, and fatiguing work : uninspiring or menial labor |
| sect | a dissenting or schismatic religious body |
| vestige | a trace, mark, or visible sign left by something (such as an ancient city or a condition or practice) vanished or lost |
| celibate | of, relating to, or characterized by celibacy: |
| insurmountable | incapable of being surmounted : insuperable |
| yokel | a naive or gullible inhabitant of a rural area or small town |
| equestrian | of, relating to, or featuring horseback riding |
| ineluctable | not to be avoided, changed, or resisted : inevitable |
| tautological | involving or containing rhetorical tautology : redundant |