GRE Word List

RECESS

the action of receding : recession

The meaning of the word recess is the action of receding : recession.

Random words

WordMeaning
assailto attack violently : assault
emendto correct usually by textual alterations
lividdiscolored by bruising : black-and-blue
perversionthe action of perverting : the condition of being perverted
delusionsomething that is falsely or delusively believed or propagated
ceremoniousdevoted to forms and ceremony
substantiateto give substance or form to : embody
impartialnot partial or biased : treating or affecting all equally
ratiocinationthe process of exact thinking : reasoning
stumpthe basal portion of a bodily part remaining after the rest is removed