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 |
|---|---|
| infraction | the act of infringing : violation |
| foresight | an act or the power of foreseeing : prescience |
| dissension | disagreement |
| tribunal | a court or forum of justice |
| helm | a lever or wheel controlling the rudder of a ship for steering |
| infiltrate | to enter or become established in gradually or unobtrusively usually for subversive purposes |
| irrelevant | not relevant : inapplicable |
| pandemic | occurring over a wide geographic area (such as multiple countries or continents) and typically affecting a significant proportion of the population |
| simile | a figure of speech comparing two unlike things that is often introduced by like or as (as in cheeks like roses) compare metaphor |
| impertinent | given to or characterized by insolent rudeness |