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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malodoroushaving a bad odor
whimsywhim
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cohereto hold together firmly as parts of the same mass
diligencesteady, earnest, and energetic effort : devoted and painstaking work and application to accomplish an undertaking : assiduity
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iconoclastica person who attacks settled beliefs or institutions
imponderablenot ponderable : incapable of being weighed or evaluated with exactness