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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| heinous | hatefully or shockingly evil : abominable |
| therapeutic | of or relating to the treatment of disease or disorders by remedial agents or methods : curative |
| spat | squabble; minor dispute; minor quarrel |
| cater | to provide a supply of food |
| grotesque | a style of decorative art characterized by fanciful or fantastic human and animal forms often interwoven with foliage or similar figures that may distort the natural into absurdity, ugliness, or caricature |
| porous | possessing or full of pores |
| glimmer | to shine faintly or unsteadily |
| stereotype | to make a stereotype from |
| tout | to make much of : promote |
| matinee | a musical or dramatic performance or social or public event held in the daytime and especially the afternoon |