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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WordMeaning
forensicbelonging to, used in, or suitable to courts of judicature or to public discussion and debate
reprobationthe act of reprobating : the state of being reprobated
fictitiousof, relating to, or characteristic of fiction : imaginary
holocausta sacrifice (see sacrifice
irretrievablenot retrievable : impossible to regain or recover
analgesiainsensibility to pain without loss of consciousness
titterto laugh in a nervous, affected, or partly suppressed manner : giggle
abideto bear patiently : tolerate
maverickan unbranded range animal
cohereto hold together firmly as parts of the same mass