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 |
|---|---|
| spoonerism | a transposition of usually initial sounds of two or more words (as in tons of soil for sons of toil) |
| lugubrious | mournful |
| sparse | of few and scattered elements |
| epicure | one with sensitive and discriminating tastes especially in food or wine |
| refrain | curb |
| subjugate | to bring under control and governance as a subject : conquer |
| affable | being pleasant and at ease in talking to others |
| sprightly | marked by a gay lightness and vivacity : spirited |
| idiosyncrasy | a peculiarity of constitution or temperament : an individualizing characteristic or quality |
| jabber | to talk rapidly, indistinctly, or unintelligibly |