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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qualifiedfitted (as by training or experience) for a given purpose : competent
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provenderdry food for domestic animals : feed
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memorialserving to preserve remembrance : commemorative
prattleprate
subsistencereal being : existence
lexicona book containing an alphabetical arrangement of the words in a language and their definitions : dictionary
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suitorone that petitions or entreats