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 |
|---|---|
| reserve | to hold in reserve : keep back |
| punitive | inflicting, involving, or aiming at punishment |
| august | marked by majestic dignity or grandeur |
| probe | a slender medical instrument used especially for exploration (as of a wound or body cavity) |
| sherbet | a cold drink of sweetened and diluted fruit juice |
| despise | to look down on with disrespect or aversion |
| disseminate | to spread abroad as though sowing seed |
| blunder | to move unsteadily or confusedly |
| doddering | feeble |
| abeyance | a state of temporary inactivity : suspension |