GRE Word List

RECUMBENT

suggestive of repose : leaning

The meaning of the word recumbent is suggestive of repose : leaning.

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WordMeaning
optionalinvolving an option : not compulsory
genrea category of artistic, musical, or literary composition characterized by a particular style, form, or content
caulkto stop up and make tight against leakage (something, such as a boat or its seams, the cracks in a window frame, or the joints of a pipe)
suppositionsomething that is supposed : hypothesis
piqueto excite or arouse especially by a provocation, challenge, or rebuff
arboretuma place where trees, shrubs, and herbaceous plants are cultivated for scientific and educational purposes
inestimableincapable of being estimated or computed
punctiliousmarked by or concerned about precise accordance with the details of codes or conventions
congruencethe quality or state of agreeing, coinciding, or being congruent
hutan often small and temporary dwelling of simple construction : shack