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 |
|---|---|
| scabbard | a sheath for a sword, dagger, or bayonet |
| odium | the state or fact of being subjected to hatred and contempt as a result of a despicable act or blameworthy circumstance |
| palliate | to reduce the violence of (a disease) |
| amalgamate | to unite in or as if in an amalgam |
| shuffle | to mix in a mass confusedly : jumble |
| submissive | submitting to others |
| empathy | the action of understanding, being aware of, being sensitive to, and vicariously experiencing the feelings, thoughts, and experience of another of either the past or present without having the feelings, thoughts, and experience fully communicated in an objectively explicit manner |
| putrefy | to make putrid |
| narcissist | an individual showing symptoms of or affected by narcissism: such as |
| bowdlerize | to expurgate (something, such as a book) by omitting or modifying parts considered vulgar |