GRE Word List

RECESS

the action of receding : recession

The meaning of the word recess is the action of receding : recession.

Random words

WordMeaning
desperatehaving lost hope
rotethe use of memory usually with little intelligence
partitionthe action of parting : the state of being parted : division
pterodactylany of various pterosaurs (suborder Pterodactyloidea) of the Late Jurassic and Cretaceous having a rudimentary tail and a beak with reduced dentition
bitterbeing, inducing, or marked by the one of the five basic taste sensations that is peculiarly acrid, astringent, and often disagreeable and characteristic of citrus peels, unsweetened cocoa, black coffee, mature leafy greens (such as kale or mustard), or ale
surpassto become better, greater, or stronger than : exceed
spurnto reject with disdain or contempt : scorn
slapdashhaphazard
prosaiccharacteristic of prose as distinguished from poetry : factual
proscribeto publish the name of as condemned to death with the property of the condemned forfeited to the state