GRE Word List

RECUPERATE

to get back : regain

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

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WordMeaning
impetusa driving force : impulse
profligatewildly extravagant
digressionthe act or an instance of leaving the main subject in an extended written or verbal expression of thought : the act or an instance of digressing in a discourse or other usually organized literary work
humidcontaining or characterized by perceptible moisture especially to the point of being oppressive
oblivionthe fact or condition of not remembering : a state marked by lack of awareness or consciousness
braidto make from braids
adventthe period beginning four Sundays before Christmas and observed by some Christians as a season of prayer and fasting
affiliationthe state or relation of being closely associated or affiliated with a particular person, group, party, company, etc.
disembarkto remove to shore from a ship
introspectivecharacterized by examination of one's own thoughts and feelings : thoughtfully reflective : employing, marked by, or tending to introspection