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 |
|---|---|
| vicissitude | the quality or state of being changeable : mutability |
| knave | a tricky deceitful fellow |
| stalwart | marked by outstanding strength and vigor of body, mind, or spirit |
| comeuppance | a deserved rebuke or penalty : deserts |
| bound | fastened by or as if by a band : confined |
| unequivocal | leaving no doubt : clear |
| phlegmatic | resembling, consisting of, or producing the humor phlegm |
| quicksilver | mercury |
| mnemonic | assisting or intended to assist memory |
| pilfer | steal |