GRE Word List
RECUPERATE
to get back : regain
The meaning of the word recuperate is to get back : regain.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| ruminate | to go over in the mind repeatedly and often casually or slowly |
| quip | a clever usually taunting remark : gibe |
| halcyon | characterized by happiness, great success, and prosperity : golden |
| etymology | the history of a linguistic form (such as a word) shown by tracing its development since its earliest recorded occurrence in the language where it is found, by tracing its transmission from one language to another, by analyzing it into its component parts, by identifying its cognates in other languages, or by tracing it and its cognates to a common ancestral form in an ancestral language |
| aperture | an opening or open space : hole |
| berate | to scold or condemn vehemently and at length |
| obsessive | tending to cause obsession |
| disaffected | discontented and resentful especially against authority : rebellious |
| brittle | easily broken, cracked, or snapped |
| lineaments | an outline, feature, or contour of a body or figure and especially of a face |