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 |
|---|---|
| adventitious | coming from another source and not inherent or innate |
| vestige | a trace, mark, or visible sign left by something (such as an ancient city or a condition or practice) vanished or lost |
| gourmet | a connoisseur of food and drink |
| excerpt | a passage (as from a book or musical composition) selected, performed, or copied : extract |
| quaff | to drink (a usually alcoholic beverage) heartily or copiously |
| piscatorial | piscatory |
| bog | wet spongy ground |
| dorsal | an ornamental cloth hung behind and above an altar |
| exotic | introduced from another country : not native to the place where found |
| authenticate | to prove or serve to prove to be real, true, or genuine |