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
repellentserving or tending to drive away or ward off
bastarda child born to parents who are not married to each other
contagiona contagious disease
accrueto come into existence as a legally enforceable claim
dowrythe money, goods, or estate that a woman brings to her husband in marriage
turpitudeinherent baseness : depravity
glutto flood (the market) with goods so that supply exceeds demand
desertsarid land with usually sparse vegetation
annotateto make or furnish critical or explanatory notes or comment
ferociousexhibiting or given to extreme fierceness and unrestrained violence and brutality