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 |
|---|---|
| nostalgia | a wistful or excessively sentimental yearning for return to or of some past period or irrecoverable condition |
| vouchsafe | to grant or furnish often in a gracious or condescending manner |
| spartan | a native or inhabitant of ancient Sparta |
| scourge | whip |
| gracious | marked by kindness and courtesy |
| incredulity | the quality or state of being incredulous : disbelief |
| disconsolate | cheerless |
| hilarity | boisterous merriment or laughter |
| saunter | to walk about in an idle or leisurely manner : stroll |
| disparage | to depreciate (see depreciate |