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 |
|---|---|
| disproportion | lack of proportion, symmetry, or proper relation : disparity |
| chronic | continuing or occurring again and again for a long time |
| modulate | to tune to a key or pitch |
| amorous | strongly moved by love and especially sexual love |
| incidental | being likely to ensue as a chance or minor consequence |
| intolerant | unable or unwilling to endure |
| ensconce | shelter |
| miscellany | separate writings collected in one volume |
| deplete | to empty of a principal substance |
| oust | to remove from or dispossess of property or position by legal action, by force, or by the compulsion of necessity |