GRE Word List

RECESS

the action of receding : recession

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

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WordMeaning
climacticof, relating to, or constituting a climax
abominateto hate or loathe intensely : abhor
tangentialtouching lightly : incidental
idolatrythe worship of a physical object as a god
circumscribeto constrict (see constrict
flickerto move irregularly or unsteadily : flutter
narcissistan individual showing symptoms of or affected by narcissism: such as
aureolea radiant light around the head or body of a representation of a sacred personage
egregiousconspicuous
runicany of the characters of any of several alphabets used by the Germanic peoples from about the 3rd to the 13th centuries