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 |
|---|---|
| undermine | to subvert or weaken insidiously or secretly |
| menace | a show of intention to inflict harm : threat |
| favoritism | the showing of special favor : partiality |
| pique | to excite or arouse especially by a provocation, challenge, or rebuff |
| variegated | having discrete markings of different colors |
| riddle | a mystifying, misleading, or puzzling question posed as a problem to be solved or guessed : conundrum |
| surly | menacing or threatening in appearance |
| palm | any of a family (Palmae synonym Arecaceae) of mostly tropical or subtropical monocotyledonous trees, shrubs, or vines with usually a simple stem and a terminal crown of large pinnate or fan-shaped leaves |
| reparable | capable of being repaired |
| chant | to make melodic sounds with the voice |