GRE Word List

RECESS

the action of receding : recession

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

Random words

WordMeaning
turgidexcessively embellished in style or language : bombastic
cavaliermarked by or given to offhand and often disdainful (see disdain
passepast one's prime
cremateto subject to cremation
delugean overflowing of the land by water
transposeto change the relative place or normal order of : alter the sequence of
existentialof, relating to, or affirming existence
terminalleading ultimately to death : fatal
susceptiblecapable of submitting to an action, process, or operation
remittancea sum of money remitted