recitation vs course

recitation and course both are nouns.

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

recitation (noun)	course (noun)
systematic training by multiple repetitions	a mode of action
a regularly scheduled session as part of a course of study	education imparted in a series of lessons or meetings
a public instance of reciting or repeating (from memory) something prepared in advance	facility consisting of a circumscribed area of land or water laid out for a sport
written matter that is recited from memory	(construction) a layer of masonry
	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

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