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 |
|---|---|
| milieu | the physical or social setting in which something occurs or develops : environment |
| insatiable | incapable of being satisfied : quenchless |
| bifurcated | divided into two branches or parts |
| deleterious | harmful often in a subtle or unexpected way |
| scavenge | to remove (dirt, refuse, etc.) from an area |
| partial | of or relating to a part rather than the whole : not general or total |
| salvage | compensation paid for saving a ship or its cargo from the perils of the sea or for the lives and property rescued in a wreck |
| gesticulation | the act of making gestures |
| hubbub | noise |
| practicable | capable of being put into practice or of being done or accomplished : feasible |