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 |
|---|---|
| sham | a trick that deludes : hoax |
| refraction | deflection from a straight path undergone by a light ray or energy wave in passing obliquely from one medium (such as air) into another (such as glass) in which its velocity is different |
| foment | to promote the growth or development of : rouse |
| nondescript | belonging or appearing to belong to no particular class or kind : not easily described |
| quandary | a state of perplexity or doubt |
| substantiate | to give substance or form to : embody |
| taxonomist | the study of the general principles of scientific classification : systematics |
| diurnal | active chiefly in the daytime |
| imbecility | the quality or state of being very stupid or foolish : utter foolishness |
| whim | a capricious or eccentric and often sudden idea or turn of the mind : fancy |