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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convertto bring over from one belief, view, or party to another
evasivetending or intended to evade : equivocal
guyman
axioma statement accepted as true as the basis for argument or inference : postulate
modishfashionable
arbitraryexisting or coming about seemingly at random or by chance or as a capricious and unreasonable act of will