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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mausoleuma large tomb
brevityshortness of duration
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merita praiseworthy quality : virtue
habitatthe place or environment where a plant or animal naturally or normally lives and grows
farcestuff
undulatinghaving a wavy surface, edge, or markings
discomposeto destroy the composure of
devoutcommitted or devoted to religion or to religious duties or exercises
prosaiccharacteristic of prose as distinguished from poetry : factual