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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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| swear | to utter or take solemnly (an oath) |
| inconsequential | of no significance : unimportant |
| inopportune | inconvenient |
| imperial | of, relating to, befitting, or suggestive of an empire or an emperor |
| seamy | having the rough side of the seam showing |
| meditation | a discourse intended to express its author's reflections or to guide others in contemplation |
| takeoff | a 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 |
| malleable | capable of being extended or shaped by beating with a hammer or by the pressure of rollers |
| demotic | of, relating to, or written in a simplified form of the ancient Egyptian hieratic writing |
| impenetrable | incapable of being penetrated or pierced |