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 |
|---|---|
| sycophant | a servile self-seeking flatterer |
| syllogism | a deductive scheme of a formal argument consisting of a major and a minor premise and a conclusion (as in "every virtue is laudable; kindness is a virtue; therefore kindness is laudable") |
| biennial | occurring every two years |
| beneficiary | a person or thing that receives help or an advantage from something : one that benefits from something |
| musky | having an odor of or resembling musk |
| tawny | of the color tawny |
| abyss | an immeasurably deep gulf or great space |
| paradox | one (such as a person, situation, or action) having seemingly contradictory qualities or phases |
| ambush | to attack by surprise from a hidden place : waylay |
| havoc | wide and general destruction : devastation |