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 |
|---|---|
| ego | the self especially as contrasted with another self or the world |
| querulous | habitually complaining |
| comely | pleasurably conforming to notions of good appearance, suitability, or proportion |
| astral | of, relating to, or coming from the stars |
| consensus | general agreement : unanimity |
| lap | a loose overlapping or hanging panel or flap especially of a garment |
| facsimile | an exact copy |
| bureaucracy | a body of nonelected government officials |
| plummet | to fall perpendicularly |
| scapegoat | a goat upon whose head are symbolically placed the sins of the people after which he is sent into the wilderness in the biblical ceremony for Yom Kippur |