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 |
|---|---|
| torrid | parched with heat especially of the sun : hot |
| brandish | to shake or wave (something, such as a weapon) menacingly |
| intrude | to thrust oneself in without invitation, permission, or welcome |
| pen | to shut in or as if in a pen |
| percussion | the act of percussing: such as |
| tendentious | marked by a tendency in favor of a particular point of view : biased |
| tenure | the act, right, manner, or term of holding something (such as a landed property, a position, or an office) |
| supple | compliant often to the point of obsequiousness |
| apolitical | having no interest or involvement in political affairs |
| satiate | filled to satiety |