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 |
|---|---|
| demotic | of, relating to, or written in a simplified form of the ancient Egyptian hieratic writing |
| lounge | to act or move idly or lazily : loaf |
| validate | to make legally valid : ratify |
| viable | capable of living |
| temperament | characteristic or habitual inclination or mode of emotional response |
| haughtiness | blatantly and disdainfully proud : having or showing an attitude of superiority and contempt for people or things perceived to be inferior |
| deign | to condescend reluctantly and with a strong sense of the affront to one's superiority that is involved : stoop |
| anarchy | absence of government |
| violate | break |
| fancier | one that has a special liking or interest |