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 |
|---|---|
| nepotism | favoritism (as in appointment to a job) based on kinship |
| shrew | any of a family (Soricidae) of small chiefly nocturnal insectivores related to the moles and distinguished by a long pointed snout, very small eyes, and short velvety fur |
| molten | fused or liquefied by heat : melted |
| jurisprudence | the science or philosophy of law |
| dart | a light spear |
| finished | entirely done |
| vigilante | a member of a volunteer committee organized to suppress and punish crime summarily (as when the processes of law are viewed as inadequate) |
| weary | exhausted in strength, endurance, vigor, or freshness |
| repercussion | reflection |
| caricature | exaggeration by means of often ludicrous distortion of parts or characteristics |