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 |
|---|---|
| groom | bridegroom |
| nondescript | belonging or appearing to belong to no particular class or kind : not easily described |
| hubbub | noise |
| fidelity | the quality or state of being faithful |
| turbid | thick or opaque with or as if with roiled sediment |
| hive | a container for housing honeybees |
| galleon | a heavy square-rigged sailing ship of the 15th to early 18th centuries used for war or commerce especially by the Spanish |
| ciliated | possessing cilia |
| plebiscite | a vote by which the people of an entire country or district express an opinion for or against a proposal especially on a choice of government or ruler |
| stun | to make senseless, groggy, or dizzy by or as if by a blow : daze |