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 |
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| 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 |
| conventional | formed by agreement or compact |
| strew | to spread by scattering |
| entreat | to plead with especially in order to persuade : ask urgently |
| beeline | a straight direct course |
| bevy | a large group or collection |
| salacious | arousing or appealing to sexual desire or imagination |
| blues | low spirits : melancholy |
| invidious | of an unpleasant or objectionable nature : obnoxious |
| effeminate | having feminine qualities untypical of a man : not manly in appearance or manner |