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 |
|---|---|
| degradation | the act or process of degrading |
| truncate | to shorten by or as if by cutting off |
| fussy | easily upset : irritable |
| boon | a timely benefit : blessing |
| jocular | said or done as a joke : characterized by jesting : playful |
| recite | to repeat from memory or read aloud publicly |
| regicide | a person who kills a king |
| apocryphal | of doubtful authenticity : spurious |
| supple | compliant often to the point of obsequiousness |
| warren | a place legally authorized for keeping small game (such as hare or pheasant) |