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
swearto utter or take solemnly (an oath)
inconsequentialof no significance : unimportant
inopportuneinconvenient
imperialof, relating to, befitting, or suggestive of an empire or an emperor
seamyhaving the rough side of the seam showing
meditationa discourse intended to express its author's reflections or to guide others in contemplation
takeoffa rise or leap from a surface in making a jump or flight or an ascent in an aircraft or in the launching of a rocket
malleablecapable of being extended or shaped by beating with a hammer or by the pressure of rollers
demoticof, relating to, or written in a simplified form of the ancient Egyptian hieratic writing
impenetrableincapable of being penetrated or pierced