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 |
|---|---|
| bloated | overfilled and extended with liquid, gas, food, etc. |
| odium | the state or fact of being subjected to hatred and contempt as a result of a despicable act or blameworthy circumstance |
| conversant | having knowledge or experience |
| calligraphy | artistic, stylized, or elegant handwriting or lettering |
| carrion | dead and putrefying flesh |
| gadfly | any of various flies (such as a horsefly, botfly, or warble fly) that bite or annoy livestock |
| apothegm | a short, pithy, and instructive saying or formulation : aphorism |
| willful | obstinately and often perversely self-willed |
| mortician | undertaker |
| dank | unpleasantly moist or wet |