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 |
|---|---|
| bowdlerize | to expurgate (something, such as a book) by omitting or modifying parts considered vulgar |
| archaic | having the characteristics of the language of the past and surviving chiefly in specialized uses |
| peroration | the concluding part of a discourse and especially an oration |
| meager | having little flesh : thin |
| retract | to draw back or in |
| stanch | to check or stop the flowing of |
| impassable | incapable of being passed, traveled, crossed, or surmounted |
| mason | a skilled worker who builds by laying units of substantial material (such as stone or brick) |
| seep | to flow or pass slowly through fine pores or small openings : ooze |
| dishearten | to cause to lose hope, enthusiasm, or courage : to cause to lose spirit or morale |