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 |
|---|---|
| shackle | something (such as a manacle or fetter) that confines the legs or arms |
| rakish | of, relating to, or characteristic of a rake : dissolute |
| palate | the roof of the mouth separating the mouth from the nasal cavity see hard palate |
| analgesia | insensibility to pain without loss of consciousness |
| malignant | tending to produce death or deterioration |
| tarnish | to dull or destroy the luster of by or as if by air, dust, or dirt : soil |
| canny | clever |
| sundry | including many things of different kinds : miscellaneous |
| braggart | a loud arrogant boaster |
| crochet | needlework consisting of the interlocking of looped stitches formed with a single thread and a hooked needle |