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 |
|---|---|
| antidote | a remedy to counteract the effects of poison |
| gambit | a chess opening in which a player risks one or more pawns or a minor piece to gain an advantage in position |
| inhibit | to prohibit from doing something |
| regatta | a rowing, speedboat, or sailing race or a series of such races |
| avarice | excessive or insatiable desire for wealth or gain : greediness |
| ancillary | subordinate |
| lag | one that lags or is last |
| boorish | resembling or befitting a rude or insensitive person : resembling or befitting a boor |
| pith | a usually continuous central strand of spongy tissue in the stems of most vascular plants that probably functions chiefly in storage |
| scuffle | to struggle at close quarters with disorder and confusion |