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 |
|---|---|
| avantgarde | group of artists whose work is based on the newest ideas and methods; CF. vanguard |
| threadbare | having the nap worn off so that the thread shows : shabby |
| amazon | a member of a race of female warriors of Greek mythology |
| chorus | a company of singers and dancers in Athenian drama participating in or commenting on the action |
| phalanx | a body of heavily armed infantry in ancient Greece formed in close deep ranks and files |
| idle | not occupied or employed: such as |
| concave | hollowed or rounded inward like the inside of a bowl |
| paraphernalia | the separate real or personal property of a married woman that she can dispose of by will and sometimes according to common law during her life |
| outwit | to get the better of by superior cleverness : outsmart |
| decadence | the process of becoming decadent : the quality or state of being decadent |
