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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|---|---|
| molecule | the smallest particle of a substance that retains all the properties (see property |
| privation | an act or instance of depriving : deprivation |
| epigram | a concise poem dealing pointedly and often satirically with a single thought or event and often ending with an ingenious turn of thought |
| epithet | a characterizing word or phrase accompanying or occurring in place of the name of a person or thing |
| punctilious | marked by or concerned about precise accordance with the details of codes or conventions |
| jargon | the technical terminology or characteristic idiom of a special activity or group |
| travesty | a debased, distorted, or grossly inferior imitation |
| outlandish | of or relating to another country : foreign |
| antipathy | a strong feeling of dislike |
| patina | a usually green film formed naturally on copper and bronze by long exposure or artificially (as by acids) and often valued aesthetically for its color |