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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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| distinctive | marking as separate or different : serving to distinguish |
| patrician | a member of one of the original citizen families of ancient Rome |
| merger | the absorption of an estate, a contract, or an interest in another, of a minor offense in a greater, or of a cause of action into a judgment |
| malediction | curse |
| parchment | the skin of a sheep or goat prepared for writing on |
| tribute | something given or contributed voluntarily as due or deserved |
| supplant | to supersede (another) especially by force or treachery |
| boost | to push or shove up from below |
| candor | unreserved, honest, or sincere expression : forthrightness |
| ebb | the reflux of the tide toward the sea |