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
simplisticexcessively simple or simplified : treating a problem or subject with false simplicity by omitting or ignoring complicating factors or details
laymana person who is not a member of the clergy
militiaa part of the organized armed forces of a country liable to call only in emergency
phlegmaticresembling, consisting of, or producing the humor phlegm
decorumliterary and dramatic propriety : fitness
lubricateto make smooth or slippery
anthropoidany of a suborder (Anthropoidea) of higher primates (such as macaques and marmosets)
rentproperty (such as a house) rented or for rent
disconcertto throw into confusion
retroactiveextending in scope or effect to a prior time or to conditions that existed or originated in the past