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 |
|---|---|
| avenge | to take vengeance for or on behalf of |
| prey | an animal taken by a predator as food |
| bevy | a large group or collection |
| militia | a part of the organized armed forces of a country liable to call only in emergency |
| beware | to be on one's guard |
| libertine | a freethinker especially in religious matters |
| grovel | to creep with the face to the ground : crawl |
| effervescence | the property of forming bubbles : the action or process of effervescing |
| depose | to remove from a throne or other high position |
| tenure | the act, right, manner, or term of holding something (such as a landed property, a position, or an office) |