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 |
|---|---|
| disinterested | not having the mind or feelings engaged (see engaged |
| pacify | to allay the anger or agitation of : soothe |
| salient | moving by leaps or springs : jumping |
| disabuse | to free from error, misconception, or fallacy (see fallacy |
| monotony | tedious sameness |
| nostalgia | a wistful or excessively sentimental yearning for return to or of some past period or irrecoverable condition |
| waggish | resembling or characteristic of a wag |
| transmute | to change or alter in form, appearance, or nature and especially to a higher form |
| parish | the ecclesiastical unit of area committed to one pastor |
| flippant | lacking proper respect or seriousness |