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recluse (s) (noun), recluses (pl)
Anyone who lives alone and avoids seeing or being with other people: Josh's neighbor is a recluse and is seen no more than once a year.

Some recluses live in solitude in the forests or mountains completely away from other people.

Living in solitude and away from anyone else.
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Living in solitude and away from anyone else.
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This entry is located in the following units: clud-, claud-, claus-, clos-, -clude, -clois, -cluding, -cluded, -clus, -clusion, -clusive (page 6) re-, red- (page 2)
recluse (adjective), more recluse, most recluse
A reference to living a solitary life and avoiding any contact with other people: "Jake lived a recluse life on the edge of the woods where he grew his food in a garden, had chickens and ducks for meat, and even hunted for wild animals occasionally, to survive; however, he had no contact with other people."

"After his wife died, Samuel shut himself up in his house and lived a recluse existence until he died."

This entry is located in the following unit: clud-, claud-, claus-, clos-, -clude, -clois, -cluding, -cluded, -clus, -clusion, -clusive (page 6)
recluse, recluse, recuse
recluse (REK loos", ri KLOOS) (noun)
An individual who has chosen to withdraw from society by living in solitude: During her retirement, Latonya became a recluse and rarely went out in public.
recluse (REK loos", ri KLOOS) (adjective)
Characterizing a trait of a person who withdraws from social contact: Monroe's recluse behavior was accentuated by his unusual suit when he did go out in public.
recuse (ri KYOOZ) (verb)
1. In law, to object to, to protest, or to challenge a magistrate, a juror, etc.: Antonio was dissatisfied with the judicial process and sought to recuse the judge on the basis of incompetence.
2. To disqualify oneself from acting in a particular situation: The mayor sought to recuse herself from the committee because of a personal conflict of interest.

To recuse refers to the process by which a judge is disqualified as a result of an objection by either party (or disqualifies himself or herself) from hearing a lawsuit because of self-interest, bias, or prejudice.

The old recluse who lived in the barn tried to recuse the plan by the city council to tear down the barn and to build a retreat for holiday goers.

This entry is located in the following unit: Confusing Words Clarified: Group R; Homonyms, Homophones, Homographs, Synonyms, Polysemes, etc. + (page 3)
Word Entries at Get Words: “recluse”
recluse, recluses
Anyone who lives in seclusion; such as, a hermit. (2)
This entry is located in the following unit: Word a Day Revisited Index of Cartoons Illustrating the Meanings of Words (page 68)