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 |
|---|---|
| outcast | one that is cast out or refused acceptance (as by society) : pariah |
| recount | to relate in detail : narrate |
| decant | to draw off (a liquid) without disturbing the sediment or the lower liquid layers |
| accommodate | to provide with something desired, needed, or suited |
| covert | not openly shown, engaged in, or avowed : veiled |
| hail | precipitation in the form of small balls or lumps usually consisting of concentric layers of clear ice and compact snow |
| steadfast | firmly fixed in place : immovable |
| proclivity | an inclination or predisposition toward something |
| liability | the quality or state of being liable |
| abolish | to end the observance or effect of (something, such as a law) : to completely do away with (something) : annul |