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 |
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| coroner | a usually elected public officer who is typically not required to have specific medical qualifications and whose principal duty is to inquire by an inquest into the cause of any death which there is reason to suppose is not due to natural causes compare medical examiner |
| incarnate | invested with bodily and especially human nature and form |
| pretension | an allegation of doubtful value : pretext |
| avuncular | suggestive of an uncle especially in kindliness or geniality |
| headfirst | with the head foremost |
| collateral | property (such as securities) pledged by a borrower to protect the interests of the lender |
| clarion | a medieval trumpet with clear shrill tones |
| momentum | a property (see property |
| reverend | worthy of reverence : revered |
| impropriety | an improper or indecorous act or remark |