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
goadto incite or rouse as if with a goad (see goad
rapporta friendly, harmonious relationship
communetalk over
hibernateto pass the winter in a torpid or resting state
mollycoddleto treat with an excessive or absurd degree of indulgence and attention
offensivemaking attack : aggressive
incentivesomething that incites or has a tendency to incite to determination or action
lotterya drawing of lots in which prizes are distributed to the winners among persons buying a chance
arcaneknown or knowable only to a few people : secret
stricturean abnormal narrowing of a bodily passage