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 |
|---|---|
| assail | to attack violently : assault |
| emend | to correct usually by textual alterations |
| livid | discolored by bruising : black-and-blue |
| perversion | the action of perverting : the condition of being perverted |
| delusion | something that is falsely or delusively believed or propagated |
| ceremonious | devoted to forms and ceremony |
| substantiate | to give substance or form to : embody |
| impartial | not partial or biased : treating or affecting all equally |
| ratiocination | the process of exact thinking : reasoning |
| stump | the basal portion of a bodily part remaining after the rest is removed |