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 |
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seedy | containing or full of seeds |
gait | a manner of walking or moving on foot |
stodgy | having a rich filling quality : heavy |
vixen | a female fox |
wisp | a small handful (as of hay or straw) |
fracas | a noisy quarrel : brawl |
sporadic | occurring occasionally, singly, or in irregular or random instances |
debar | to bar from having or doing something : preclude |
decant | to draw off (a liquid) without disturbing the sediment or the lower liquid layers |
dorsal | an ornamental cloth hung behind and above an altar |