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 |
|---|---|
| mettle | vigor and strength of spirit or temperament (see temperament |
| bust | a sculptured representation of the upper part of the human figure including the head and neck and usually part of the shoulders and breast |
| paradox | one (such as a person, situation, or action) having seemingly contradictory qualities or phases |
| distant | separated in space : away |
| prosody | the study of versification |
| finite | having definite or definable limits |
| merger | the absorption of an estate, a contract, or an interest in another, of a minor offense in a greater, or of a cause of action into a judgment |
| inured | to accustom to accept something undesirable |
| blunder | to move unsteadily or confusedly |
| defunct | no longer living, existing, or functioning |