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 |
|---|---|
| forensic | belonging to, used in, or suitable to courts of judicature or to public discussion and debate |
| reprobation | the act of reprobating : the state of being reprobated |
| fictitious | of, relating to, or characteristic of fiction : imaginary |
| holocaust | a sacrifice (see sacrifice |
| irretrievable | not retrievable : impossible to regain or recover |
| analgesia | insensibility to pain without loss of consciousness |
| titter | to laugh in a nervous, affected, or partly suppressed manner : giggle |
| abide | to bear patiently : tolerate |
| maverick | an unbranded range animal |
| cohere | to hold together firmly as parts of the same mass |