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 |
|---|---|
| sanguinary | bloodthirsty |
| testy | easily annoyed : irritable |
| effeminate | having feminine qualities untypical of a man : not manly in appearance or manner |
| dilemma | a usually undesirable or unpleasant choice |
| delude | to mislead the mind or judgment of : deceive |
| hut | an often small and temporary dwelling of simple construction : shack |
| salacious | arousing or appealing to sexual desire or imagination |
| patina | a usually green film formed naturally on copper and bronze by long exposure or artificially (as by acids) and often valued aesthetically for its color |
| egregious | conspicuous |
| stricture | an abnormal narrowing of a bodily passage |