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 |
|---|---|
| grievance | a cause of distress (such as an unsatisfactory working condition) felt to afford reason for complaint or resistance |
| ballast | a heavy substance (such as rocks or water) placed in such a way as to improve stability and control (as of the draft of a ship or the buoyancy of a balloon or submarine) |
| ambivalence | simultaneous and contradictory attitudes or feelings (such as attraction and repulsion) toward an object, person, or action |
| filth | foul or putrid matter |
| rampart | a protective barrier : bulwark |
| malign | evil in nature, influence, or effect : injurious |
| incubate | to sit on (eggs) so as to hatch by the warmth of the body |
| conservatory | a greenhouse for growing or displaying plants |
| misogamy | a hatred of marriage |
| adverse | acting against or in a contrary direction : hostile |