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 |
|---|---|
| legato | in a manner that is smooth and connected (as between successive tones) |
| incommodious | not commodious : inconvenient |
| jurisdiction | the power, right, or authority to interpret and apply the law |
| fortitude | strength of mind that enables a person to encounter danger or bear pain or adversity with courage |
| distill | to let fall, exude, or precipitate (see precipitate |
| hideous | offensive to the senses and especially to sight : exceedingly ugly |
| episodic | made up of separate especially loosely connected episodes |
| impale | to pierce with or as if with something pointed |
| amnesty | the act of an authority (such as a government) by which pardon is granted to a large group of individuals |
| far-fetched | brought from a remote time or place |