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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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| sardonic | disdainfully or skeptically humorous : derisively mocking |
| enclave | a distinct territorial, cultural, or social unit enclosed within or as if within foreign territory |
| continence | the ability to retain a bodily discharge voluntarily |
| postulate | demand |
| frond | a large leaf (especially of a palm or fern) usually with many divisions |
| suffocate | to stop the respiration of (as by strangling or asphyxiation) |
| astronomical | of or relating to astronomy |
| preempt | to acquire (something, such as land) by preemption |
| abrogate | to abolish by authoritative action : annul |
| glutton | one given habitually to greedy and voracious eating and drinking |