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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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| invalidate | to make invalid |
| pundit | pandit |
| bereaved | suffering the death of a loved one |
| sportive | frolicsome |
| petrify | to convert (organic matter) into stone or a substance of stony hardness by the infiltration of water and the deposition of dissolved mineral matter |
| hallowed | holy |
| fissure | a narrow opening or crack of considerable length and depth usually occurring from some breaking or parting |
| indigence | a level of poverty in which real hardship and deprivation are suffered and comforts of life are wholly lacking |
| anodyne | serving to alleviate pain |
| killjoy | one who spoils the pleasure of others |