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 |
|---|---|
| jug | a large deep container (as of glass, earthenware, or plastic) with a narrow mouth and a handle |
| inroad | an advance or penetration often at the expense of someone or something |
| tribute | something given or contributed voluntarily as due or deserved |
| sonorous | producing sound (as when struck) |
| rivulet | a small stream |
| porous | possessing or full of pores |
| coroner | a usually elected public officer who is typically not required to have specific medical qualifications and whose principal duty is to inquire by an inquest into the cause of any death which there is reason to suppose is not due to natural causes compare medical examiner |
| bivouac | a usually temporary encampment under little or no shelter |
| bogus | not genuine : counterfeit |
| conciliatory | intended to gain goodwill or favor or to reduce hostility : tending or intended to conciliate |