GRE Word List
RECURRENT
occurring again and again
The meaning of the word recurrent is occurring again and again.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| whit | small amount; smallest speck; Ex. not a whit of |
| environ | enclose; surround; N. environs: surrounding area (as of a city) |
| responsiveness | state of reacting readily to appeals, orders, etc.; ADJ. responsive: readily reacting; Ex. responsive to treatment |
| recession | withdrawal; retreat; time of low economic activity |
| mock | ridicule; deride; imitate often in derision |
| lateral | of or coming from the side |
| excise | cut away; cut out; N: government tax on good produced and used inside a country; N. excision |
| inchoate | (of desire, wish, plan) recently begun; not explicit; at the beginning of development; rudimentary; elementary; Ex. inchoate mass |
| purgatory | place of spiritual expiation; temporary state or place in which the souls must expiate their sins |
| didactic | (of speech or writing) intended to teach a moral lesson; teaching; instructional; N. didacticism |