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 |
|---|---|
| prefatory | of, relating to, or constituting a preface |
| vulgar | lacking in cultivation, perception, or taste : coarse |
| accost | to approach and speak to (someone) in an often challenging or aggressive way |
| random | a haphazard course |
| mischief | a specific injury or damage attributed to a particular agent |
| legislature | a body of persons having the power to legislate |
| bastard | a child born to parents who are not married to each other |
| ransack | to look through thoroughly in often a rough way |
| frieze | a heavy durable coarse wool and shoddy fabric with a rough surface |
| impudence | the quality or state of being impudent |