GRE Word List
RECUMBENT
reclining; lying down completely or in part
The meaning of the word recumbent is reclining; lying down completely or in part.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| seasoned | experienced |
| firebrand | piece of burning wood; hothead; troublemaker; person who stirs up trouble |
| tumid | (of a part of the body) swollen; distended; bombastic; pompous |
| engage | attract; employ; hire; pledge oneself; confront; fight; enter into confliction; interlock; lock together; participate; N. engagement: agreement to marry; arrangement to meet someone or to do something; battle |
| unmitigated | (of something bad) not moderated; unrelieved or immoderate; without qualification; absolute; Ex. unmitigated disaster |
| bemused | confused; lost in thought; preoccupied |
| contend | struggle; compete; assert earnestly; state strongly |
| filth | dirty matter; ADJ. filthy |
| trajectory | path taken by a projectile; Ex. trajectory of a bullet |
| juridical | of the law and its administration; CF. judicial: of courts of law; CF. judiciary |
