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 |
|---|---|
| amputate | to remove by or as if by cutting |
| encroachment | to enter by gradual steps or by stealth into the possessions or rights of another |
| subterfuge | deception by artifice or stratagem in order to conceal, escape, or evade |
| inhibited | to prohibit from doing something |
| incentive | something that incites or has a tendency to incite to determination or action |
| puissant | having puissance : powerful |
| fete | festival |
| melancholy | depression of spirits : dejection |
| explicate | to give a detailed explanation of |
| stipple | to engrave by means of dots and flicks |