course vs recitation

course and recitation both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
course	Yes	No	Yes	Yes
recitation	Yes	No	No	No

course (noun)	recitation (noun)
a mode of action	systematic training by multiple repetitions
education imparted in a series of lessons or meetings	a regularly scheduled session as part of a course of study
facility consisting of a circumscribed area of land or water laid out for a sport	a public instance of reciting or repeating (from memory) something prepared in advance
(construction) a layer of masonry	written matter that is recited from memory
part of a meal served at one time
a connected series of events or actions or developments
a body of students who are taught together
general line of orientation
a line or route along which something travels or moves

course (adverb)	recitation (adverb)
as might be expected