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 |
|---|---|
| supple | compliant often to the point of obsequiousness |
| recourse | a turning to someone or something for help or protection |
| progenitor | an ancestor in the direct line : forefather |
| natal | native |
| precinct | a part of a territory with definite bounds or functions often established for administrative purposes : district |
| enmity | positive, active, and typically mutual hatred or ill will |
| uxorious | excessively fond of or submissive to a wife |
| judiciary | a system of courts of law |
| seduce | to persuade to disobedience or disloyalty |
| figurative | representing by a figure or resemblance : emblematic |