GRE Word List
RECUPERATE
to get back : regain
The meaning of the word recuperate is to get back : regain.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| sonic | utilizing, produced by, or relating to sound waves |
| provocative | serving or tending to provoke, excite, or stimulate |
| toxic | containing or being poisonous material especially when capable of causing death or serious debilitation |
| rotund | marked by roundness : rounded |
| imperial | of, relating to, befitting, or suggestive of an empire or an emperor |
| epitome | a typical or ideal example : embodiment |
| libido | instinctual psychic energy that in psychoanalytic theory is derived from primitive biological urges (as for sexual pleasure or self-preservation) and that is expressed in conscious activity |
| disinclination | a preference for avoiding something : slight aversion |
| assuage | to lessen the intensity of (something that pains or distresses) : ease |
| pinnacle | an upright architectural member generally ending in a small spire and used especially in Gothic construction to give weight especially to a buttress |