TESTfunda Daily Wordlist 23-Sep-12
If you're having trouble viewing this email, see today's Wordlist on the Web. 23-Sep-12 TestFunda Home | Sign up for Newsletters | Feedback Daily Wordlist Vocabulary Flashcards | Vocabulary Test | Previous Wordlists recant [ ri-KANT ] [ intransitive verb, transitive verb ] MEANING : (tr. v.) to revoke or pull back (esp. a statement or belief) publicly (intr. v.) to revoke or pull back a statement or belief publicly USAGE EXAMPLE 1 : The police were compelled to recant their statement that the victim had committed suicide after the post mortem report was made public. USAGE EXAMPLE 2 : Hasbro agreed to recant their misleading claims through advertising, relabeling and repackaging, and by paying a penalty of $120,000. National Geographic , The Truth about "Germ-Free" Toys & Sponges nonpareil [...