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 |
|---|---|
| flicker | to move irregularly or unsteadily : flutter |
| staid | marked by settled sedateness and often prim self-restraint : sober |
| retrograde | having or being motion in a direction contrary to that of the general motion of similar bodies and especially east to west among the stars |
| decorum | literary and dramatic propriety : fitness |
| cache | a hiding place especially for concealing and preserving provisions or implements |
| abscond | to depart secretly and hide oneself |
| latitude | angular distance from some specified circle or plane of reference: such as |
| flout | to treat with contemptuous disregard : scorn |
| flagrant | conspicuously offensive |
| asteroid | any of the small rocky celestial bodies found especially between the orbits of Mars and Jupiter |