GRE Word List

RECESS

the action of receding : recession

The meaning of the word recess is the action of receding : recession.

Random words

WordMeaning
scurryto move in or as if in a brisk pace : scamper
exudeto ooze out
retrieveto locate and bring in (killed or wounded game)
syntheticrelating to or involving synthesis : not analytic
teneta principle, belief, or doctrine generally held to be true
pillorya device formerly used for publicly punishing offenders consisting of a wooden frame with holes in which the head and hands can be locked
feeblemindedimpaired in intellectual ability : affected with intellectual disability
threatan expression of intention to inflict evil, injury, or damage
makeshifta usually crude and temporary expedient : substitute
macerateto cause to waste away by or as if by excessive fasting