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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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| mausoleum | a large tomb |
| brevity | shortness of duration |
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| merit | a praiseworthy quality : virtue |
| habitat | the place or environment where a plant or animal naturally or normally lives and grows |
| farce | stuff |
| undulating | having a wavy surface, edge, or markings |
| discompose | to destroy the composure of |
| devout | committed or devoted to religion or to religious duties or exercises |
| prosaic | characteristic of prose as distinguished from poetry : factual |