gilded. 1  covered or highlighted with gold or something of a golden color. 2  having a pleasing or showy appearance that conceals something of little worth.
The verb RECUSE has 2 senses: 1. disqualify oneself (as a judge) in a particular case. 2. challenge or except to a judge as being incompetent or interested, in canon and civil law. Familiarity information: RECUSE used as a verb is rare.
Definition of reprise. 1  1 : a deduction or charge made yearly out of a manor or estate âusually used in plural. 2  2 : a recurrence, renewal, or resumption of an action. 3  3 [French, from Middle French] a : a musical repetition: (1) : the repetition of the exposition preceding the development (2) : recapitulation 3b : a repeated performance : repetition.