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 |
|---|---|
| default | failure to do something required by duty or law : neglect |
| paramour | lover |
| braggadocio | empty boasting |
| maternal | of, relating to, belonging to, or characteristic of a mother : motherly |
| fetter | a chain or shackle for the feet |
| inestimable | incapable of being estimated or computed |
| disgorge | to discharge by the throat and mouth : vomit |
| soporific | causing or tending to cause sleep |
| raze | to destroy to the ground : demolish |
| typhoon | a hurricane occurring especially in the region of the Philippines or the China sea |