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 |
|---|---|
| scurrilous | using or given to coarse language |
| epitome | a typical or ideal example : embodiment |
| piquant | engagingly provocative |
| doggerel | loosely styled and irregular in measure especially for burlesque or comic effect |
| imponderable | not ponderable : incapable of being weighed or evaluated with exactness |
| contumacious | stubbornly disobedient : rebellious |
| trepidation | a nervous or fearful feeling of uncertain agitation : apprehension |
| curfew | the sounding of a bell at evening |
| obelisk | an upright 4-sided usually monolithic pillar that gradually tapers as it rises and terminates in a pyramid |
| acclimate | to adapt (someone) to a new temperature, altitude, climate, environment, or situation |