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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WordMeaning
coronera usually elected public officer who is typically not required to have specific medical qualifications and whose principal duty is to inquire by an inquest into the cause of any death which there is reason to suppose is not due to natural causes compare medical examiner
ascertainto find out or learn with certainty
insolencethe quality or state of being insolent
bogusnot genuine : counterfeit
taintto contaminate morally : corrupt
busta sculptured representation of the upper part of the human figure including the head and neck and usually part of the shoulders and breast
amicablecharacterized by friendly goodwill : peaceable
wardthe action or process of guarding
dwindleto become steadily less : shrink
appraiseto set a value on : to estimate the amount of