GRE Word List
RECESS
the action of receding : recession
The meaning of the word recess is the action of receding : recession.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| scurry | to move in or as if in a brisk pace : scamper |
| exude | to ooze out |
| retrieve | to locate and bring in (killed or wounded game) |
| synthetic | relating to or involving synthesis : not analytic |
| tenet | a principle, belief, or doctrine generally held to be true |
| pillory | a device formerly used for publicly punishing offenders consisting of a wooden frame with holes in which the head and hands can be locked |
| feebleminded | impaired in intellectual ability : affected with intellectual disability |
| threat | an expression of intention to inflict evil, injury, or damage |
| makeshift | a usually crude and temporary expedient : substitute |
| macerate | to cause to waste away by or as if by excessive fasting |