GRE Word List
RECUPERATE
to get back : regain
The meaning of the word recuperate is to get back : regain.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| amend | to put right |
| askew | out of line : at an angle |
| luminous | emitting or reflecting usually steady, suffused, or glowing light |
| disquisition | a formal inquiry into or discussion of a subject : discourse |
| venom | a toxic substance produced by some animals (such as snakes, scorpions, or bees) that is injected into prey or an enemy chiefly by biting or stinging and has an injurious or lethal effect |
| infidel | one who is not a Christian or who opposes Christianity |
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| carat | a unit of fineness for gold equal to ¹/₂₄ part of pure gold in an alloy |
| hyperbole | extravagant exaggeration (such as "mile-high ice-cream cones") |
| clangor | a resounding clang or medley of clangs |