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 |
|---|---|
| ambience | a feeling or mood associated with a particular place, person, or thing : atmosphere |
| nominal | of, relating to, or being a noun or a word or expression taking a noun construction |
| virus | any of a large group of submicroscopic infectious agents that are usually regarded as nonliving extremely complex molecules, that typically contain a protein coat surrounding an RNA or DNA core of genetic material but no semipermeable membrane, that are capable of growth and multiplication only in living cells, and that cause various important diseases in humans, animals, and plants |
| bestow | to put to use : apply |
| extrude | to force, press, or push out |
| multiform | having many forms or appearances |
| nurture | training |
| pathetic | having a capacity to move one to either compassionate or contemptuous pity |
| arbiter | a person with power to decide a dispute : judge |
| moribund | being in the state of dying : approaching death |