GRE Word List
RECESS
the action of receding : recession
The meaning of the word recess is the action of receding : recession.
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|---|---|
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| endemic | belonging or native to a particular people or country |
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| contusion | injury to tissue usually without laceration : bruise |
| nauseate | to become affected with nausea |
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| assimilate | to take into the mind and thoroughly understand |