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 |
|---|---|
| millennium | the thousand years mentioned in Revelation (see revelation |
| converse | to exchange thoughts and opinions in speech : talk |
| incrustation | a crust or hard coating |
| apocryphal | of doubtful authenticity : spurious |
| mandatory | required by a law or rule : obligatory |
| delude | to mislead the mind or judgment of : deceive |
| eschew | to avoid habitually especially on moral or practical grounds : shun |
| propinquity | nearness of blood : kinship |
| profane | to treat (something sacred) with abuse, irreverence, or contempt : desecrate |
| deplete | to empty of a principal substance |