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 |
|---|---|
| maternal | of, relating to, belonging to, or characteristic of a mother : motherly |
| emancipate | to free from restraint, control, or the power of another |
| mammal | any of a class (Mammalia) of warm-blooded higher vertebrates (such as placentals, marsupials, or monotremes) that nourish their young with milk secreted by mammary glands, have the skin usually more or less covered with hair, and include humans |
| implausible | not plausible : provoking disbelief |
| cadence | the beat, time, or measure of rhythmical motion or activity |
| skeptic | an adherent or advocate of skepticism |
| primal | original |
| wretch | a miserable person : one who is profoundly unhappy or in great misfortune |
| germane | being at once relevant and appropriate : fitting |
| punctilious | marked by or concerned about precise accordance with the details of codes or conventions |