GRE Word List
RECURRENT
running or turning back in a direction opposite to a former course
The meaning of the word recurrent is running or turning back in a direction opposite to a former course.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| bugaboo | an imaginary object of fear |
| execute | to carry out fully : put completely into effect |
| determinate | having defined limits |
| 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 |
| circumvent | to manage to get around especially by ingenuity or stratagem |
| apocryphal | of doubtful authenticity : spurious |
| disband | to break up the organization of : dissolve |
| brim | an upper or outer margin : verge |
| allure | to entice by charm or attraction |
| somber | so shaded as to be dark and gloomy |