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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zesta piece of the peel of a citrus fruit (such as an orange or lemon) used as flavoring
vyingcontending; to strive for superiority
coniferany of an order (Coniferales) of mostly evergreen trees and shrubs having usually needle-shaped or scalelike leaves and including forms (such as pines) with true cones and others (such as yews) with an arillate fruit
prohibitivetending to prohibit or restrain
slighthaving a slim or delicate build : not stout or massive in body
remorsea gnawing distress arising from a sense of guilt for past wrongs : self-reproach
tillerone that tills : cultivator
secta dissenting or schismatic religious body
contagiona contagious disease
incorrigibleincapable of being corrected or amended: such as