GRE Word List

RECUPERATE

to get back : regain

The meaning of the word recuperate is to get back : regain.

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WordMeaning
sonicutilizing, produced by, or relating to sound waves
provocativeserving or tending to provoke, excite, or stimulate
toxiccontaining or being poisonous material especially when capable of causing death or serious debilitation
rotundmarked by roundness : rounded
imperialof, relating to, befitting, or suggestive of an empire or an emperor
epitomea typical or ideal example : embodiment
libidoinstinctual 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
disinclinationa preference for avoiding something : slight aversion
assuageto lessen the intensity of (something that pains or distresses) : ease
pinnaclean upright architectural member generally ending in a small spire and used especially in Gothic construction to give weight especially to a buttress