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 |
|---|---|
| peremptory | putting an end to or precluding a right of action, debate, or delay |
| gadfly | any of various flies (such as a horsefly, botfly, or warble fly) that bite or annoy livestock |
| wrongheaded | stubborn in adherence to wrong opinion or principles |
| dehydrate | to remove bound water or hydrogen and oxygen from (a chemical compound) in the proportion in which they form water |
| scanty | limited or less than sufficient in degree, quantity, or extent |
| reverberate | reflect |
| demur | to take exception : object |
| blush | outward appearance : view |
| equity | justice according to natural law or right |
| legend | a story coming down from the past |