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 |
|---|---|
| rotundity | marked by roundness : rounded |
| hackles | one of the long narrow feathers on the neck or saddle of a bird |
| sanctuary | a consecrated place: such as |
| porridge | a soft food made by boiling meal of grains or legumes in milk or water until thick |
| comatose | of, resembling, or affected with coma |
| pyromaniac | a person who has an uncontrollable impulse to start fires : a person affected by pyromania |
| parity | the quality or state of being equal or equivalent |
| devious | wandering |
| indiscriminate | not marked by careful distinction : deficient in discrimination and discernment |
| trepidation | a nervous or fearful feeling of uncertain agitation : apprehension |