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

WordMeaning
cursoryrapidly and often superficially performed or produced : hasty
compoundsomething formed by a union of elements or parts
providentfrugal
tawdrycheap and gaudy in appearance or quality
exuberancethe quality or state of being exuberant
sleazylacking firmness of texture : flimsy
resourcefulable to meet situations : capable of devising ways and means
outcastone that is cast out or refused acceptance (as by society) : pariah
masochista person who derives sexual gratification from being subjected to physical pain or humiliation : an individual given to masochism
schematicof or relating to a scheme or schema