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
taciturntemperamentally disinclined to talk
tremulouscharacterized by or affected with trembling or tremors
undertakerone who undertakes : one who takes the risk and management of business : entrepreneur
succulentfull of juice : juicy
psychosisa serious mental illness (such as schizophrenia) characterized by defective or lost contact with reality often with hallucinations or delusions
moribundbeing in the state of dying : approaching death
visagethe face, countenance, or appearance of a person or sometimes an animal
preemptto acquire (something, such as land) by preemption
eroticof, devoted to, or tending to arouse sexual love or desire
sanguinemarked by eager hopefulness : confidently optimistic