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 |
|---|---|
| alchemy | a medieval chemical science and speculative philosophy aiming to achieve the transmutation of the base metals into gold, the discovery of a universal cure for disease, and the discovery of a means of indefinitely prolonging life |
| provident | frugal |
| elated | marked by high spirits : exultant |
| rightful | just |
| swathe | a band used in swathing |
| ordinance | an authoritative decree or direction : order |
| wince | to shrink back involuntarily (as from pain) : flinch |
| chimerical | existing only as the product of unchecked imagination : fantastically visionary (see visionary |
| couple | two persons married, engaged, or otherwise romantically paired |
| hem | a border of a cloth article doubled back and stitched down |