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.

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WordMeaning
agnostica person who holds the view that any ultimate reality (such as God) is unknown and probably unknowable
celestialof, relating to, or suggesting heaven or divinity
complaisantmarked by an inclination to please or oblige
conundruman intricate and difficult problem
grandiosecharacterized by affectation of grandeur or splendor or by absurd exaggeration
fakenot true, real, or genuine : counterfeit
perfunctorycharacterized by routine or superficiality : mechanical
behooveto be necessary, proper, or advantageous for
ransackto look through thoroughly in often a rough way
functionalof, connected with, or being a function