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 |
|---|---|
| log | a usually bulky piece or length of a cut or fallen tree |
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| waver | to vacillate irresolutely between choices : fluctuate in opinion, allegiance, or direction |
| shed | to rid oneself of temporarily or permanently as superfluous or unwanted |
| opus | work |
| flinch | to withdraw or shrink from or as if from pain : wince |
| expurgate | to cleanse of something morally harmful, offensive, or erroneous |
| cadence | the beat, time, or measure of rhythmical motion or activity |
| aloof | removed or distant either physically or emotionally |
| sanguinary | bloodthirsty |