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 |
|---|---|
| unconscionable | shockingly unfair or unjust |
| devoid | being without a usual, typical, or expected attribute or accompaniment |
| askance | with disapproval or distrust : scornfully |
| extant | currently or actually existing |
| flick | a light sharp jerky stroke or movement |
| pundit | pandit |
| hone | to sharpen or smooth with a whetstone |
| occult | to shut off from view or exposure : cover |
| shade | comparative darkness or obscurity owing to interception of the rays of light |
| apogee | the point in the orbit of an object (such as a satellite) orbiting the earth that is at the greatest distance from the center of the earth |