GRE Word List

RECESS

the action of receding : recession

The meaning of the word recess is the action of receding : recession.

Random words

WordMeaning
torridparched with heat especially of the sun : hot
brandishto shake or wave (something, such as a weapon) menacingly
intrudeto thrust oneself in without invitation, permission, or welcome
pento shut in or as if in a pen
percussionthe act of percussing: such as
tendentiousmarked by a tendency in favor of a particular point of view : biased
tenurethe act, right, manner, or term of holding something (such as a landed property, a position, or an office)
supplecompliant often to the point of obsequiousness
apoliticalhaving no interest or involvement in political affairs
satiatefilled to satiety