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 |
|---|---|
| scale | an instrument or machine for weighing |
| bivouac | a usually temporary encampment under little or no shelter |
| subaltern | particular with reference to a related universal proposition |
| sinecure | an office or position that requires little or no work and that usually provides an income |
| estimable | capable of being estimated |
| profane | to treat (something sacred) with abuse, irreverence, or contempt : desecrate |
| laity | the people of a religious faith as distinguished from its clergy |
| ambush | to attack by surprise from a hidden place : waylay |
| voluble | easily rolling or turning : rotating |
| querulous | habitually complaining |