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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WordMeaning
donto put on (an article of clothing)
gyroscopea wheel or disk mounted to spin rapidly about an axis and also free to rotate about one or both of two axes perpendicular to each other and to the axis of spin so that a rotation of one of the two mutually perpendicular axes results from application of torque to the other when the wheel is spinning and so that the entire apparatus offers considerable opposition depending on the angular momentum to any torque that would change the direction of the axis of spin
indemnifyto secure against hurt, loss, or damage
apexthe uppermost point : vertex
savorthe taste or smell of something
diversediffering from one another : unlike
ceremoniousdevoted to forms and ceremony
prosceniumthe stage of an ancient Greek or Roman theater
imprudentnot prudent : lacking discretion, wisdom, or good judgment
remorsea gnawing distress arising from a sense of guilt for past wrongs : self-reproach