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 |
|---|---|
| qualified | fitted (as by training or experience) for a given purpose : competent |
| detached | standing by itself : separate |
| provender | dry food for domestic animals : feed |
| isotope | any of two or more species of atoms of a chemical element with the same atomic number and nearly identical chemical behavior but with differing atomic mass or mass number and different physical properties |
| memorial | serving to preserve remembrance : commemorative |
| prattle | prate |
| subsistence | real being : existence |
| lexicon | a book containing an alphabetical arrangement of the words in a language and their definitions : dictionary |
| well-bred | having or displaying the politeness and good manners associated especially with people of high social class |
| suitor | one that petitions or entreats |