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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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
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| contagion | a contagious disease |
| accrue | to come into existence as a legally enforceable claim |
| dowry | the money, goods, or estate that a woman brings to her husband in marriage |
| turpitude | inherent baseness : depravity |
| glut | to flood (the market) with goods so that supply exceeds demand |
| deserts | arid land with usually sparse vegetation |
| annotate | to make or furnish critical or explanatory notes or comment |
| ferocious | exhibiting or given to extreme fierceness and unrestrained violence and brutality |