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 |
|---|---|
| ecologist | a branch of science concerned with the interrelationship of organisms and their environments |
| machinations | an act of machinating |
| jumble | to move in a confused or disordered manner |
| marginal | written or printed in the margin of a page or sheet |
| carnivorous | subsisting or feeding on animal tissues |
| bourgeois | of, relating to, or characteristic of the social middle class |
| pied | of two or more colors in blotches |
| foreshadow | to represent, indicate, or typify beforehand : prefigure |
| chimerical | existing only as the product of unchecked imagination : fantastically visionary (see visionary |
| treasure | wealth (such as money, jewels, or precious metals) stored up or hoarded |