GRE Word List
RECESS
the action of receding : recession
The meaning of the word recess is the action of receding : recession.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| sober | not intoxicated |
| prompt | to move to action : incite |
| incite | to move to action : stir up : spur on : urge on |
| anoint | to smear or rub with oil or an oily substance |
| ductile | capable of being drawn out (see draw |
| labile | readily or continually undergoing chemical, physical, or biological change or breakdown : unstable |
| ruminate | to go over in the mind repeatedly and often casually or slowly |
| interpolate | to alter or corrupt (something, such as a text) by inserting new or foreign matter |
| fester | to generate pus |
| fugitive | running away or intending flight |