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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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| self-indulgence | excessive or unrestrained gratification of one's own appetites, desires, or whims |
| incipient | beginning to come into being or to become apparent |
| carnage | the flesh of slain animals or humans |
| congenial | pleasant |
| siren | any of a group of female and partly human creatures in Greek mythology that lured mariners to destruction by their singing |
| florescence | a state or period of flourishing |
| sonorous | producing sound (as when struck) |
| limber | having a supple and resilient quality (as of mind or body) : agile |
| fawning | seeking or used to seek approval or favor by means of flattery |
| recrimination | a retaliatory accusation |