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 |
|---|---|
| abolish | to end the observance or effect of (something, such as a law) : to completely do away with (something) : annul |
| effervescence | the property of forming bubbles : the action or process of effervescing |
| whimsical | resulting from or characterized by whim or caprice |
| stagnant | not flowing in a current or stream |
| laceration | the act of lacerating |
| chalice | a drinking cup : goblet |
| ruse | a wily subterfuge |
| prod | to thrust a pointed instrument into : prick |
| wisp | a small handful (as of hay or straw) |
| imperil | to bring into peril : endanger |