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 |
|---|---|
| blandishment | something that tends to coax or cajole : allurement |
| genuflect | to bend the knee |
| somber | so shaded as to be dark and gloomy |
| pinnacle | an upright architectural member generally ending in a small spire and used especially in Gothic construction to give weight especially to a buttress |
| wring | to squeeze or twist especially so as to make dry or to extract moisture or liquid |
| harry | to make a pillaging or destructive raid on : assault |
| taciturn | temperamentally disinclined to talk |
| orient | to direct (something, such as a book or film) toward the interests of a particular group |
| straggle | to wander from the direct course or way : rove |
| expletive | a syllable, word, or phrase inserted to fill a vacancy (as in a sentence or a metrical line) without adding to the sense |