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 |
|---|---|
| demographic | the statistical characteristics of human populations (such as age or income) used especially to identify markets |
| pretension | an allegation of doubtful value : pretext |
| revert | to come or go back (as to a former condition, period, or subject) |
| privation | an act or instance of depriving : deprivation |
| conducive | tending to promote or assist |
| beatific | of, possessing, or imparting beatitude |
| clientele | a body of clients |
| fussy | easily upset : irritable |
| codify | to reduce to a code |
| vassal | a person under the protection of a feudal lord to whom he has vowed homage and fealty : a feudal tenant |