GRE Word List

RECUPERATE

to get back : regain

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

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WordMeaning
tundraa level or rolling treeless plain that is characteristic of arctic and subarctic regions, consists of black mucky soil with a permanently frozen subsoil, and has a dominant vegetation of mosses, lichens, herbs, and dwarf shrubs
predisposeto dispose in advance
usurythe lending of money with an interest charge for its use
oligarchygovernment by the few
profoundhaving intellectual depth and insight
permeablecapable of being permeated : penetrable
redolentexuding fragrance : aromatic
gloss_overexplain away with the intention of deceiving or hiding faults
divineof, relating to, or proceeding directly from God (see god
siftto put through a sieve