GRE Word List

RECESS

the action of receding : recession

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

Random words

WordMeaning
hema border of a cloth article doubled back and stitched down
myriadten thousand
bluffhaving a broad flattened front
pristinebelonging to the earliest period or state : original
magisterialof, relating to, or having the characteristics of a master or teacher : authoritative
vertigoa sensation of motion in which the individual or the individual's surroundings seem to whirl dizzily
reimburseto pay back to someone : repay
kindleto start (a fire) burning : light
obliterateto remove utterly from recognition or memory
consonantbeing in agreement or harmony : free from elements making for discord