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 |
|---|---|
| martyr | a person who voluntarily suffers death as the penalty of witnessing to and refusing to renounce a religion |
| chaplain | a clergyman in charge of a chapel |
| canker | an erosive or spreading sore |
| atheistic | a person who does not believe in the existence of a god or any gods : one who subscribes to or advocates atheism |
| paranoia | mental illness characterized by systematized delusions of persecution or grandeur usually without hallucinations |
| lax | loose |
| requite | to make return for : repay |
| impermeable | not permitting passage (as of a fluid) through its substance |
| cadet | a younger brother or son |
| standstill | a state characterized by absence of motion or of progress : stop |