GRE Word List
RECUPERATE
to get back : regain
The meaning of the word recuperate is to get back : regain.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| catalyst | a substance that enables a chemical reaction to proceed at a usually faster rate or under different conditions (as at a lower temperature) than otherwise possible |
| curb | an edging (as of concrete) built along a street to form part of a gutter |
| recondite | difficult or impossible for one of ordinary understanding or knowledge to comprehend : deep |
| lumen | the cavity of a tubular organ or part |
| imbecility | the quality or state of being very stupid or foolish : utter foolishness |
| askance | with disapproval or distrust : scornfully |
| latitude | angular distance from some specified circle or plane of reference: such as |
| wean | to accustom (a young child or animal) to take food otherwise than by nursing |
| barb | a medieval cloth headdress passing over or under the chin and covering the neck |
| 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 |