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 |
|---|---|
| gorge | a narrow passage through land |
| tickle | to touch (a body part, a person, etc.) lightly so as to excite the surface nerves and cause uneasiness, laughter, or spasmodic movements |
| avuncular | suggestive of an uncle especially in kindliness or geniality |
| latch | to lay hold with or as if with the hands or arms |
| catcall | a loud or raucous cry made especially to express disapproval (as at a sports event) |
| misconduct | mismanagement especially of governmental or military responsibilities |
| confiscate | appropriated by the government : forfeited |
| condign | deserved |
| sensual | relating to or consisting in the gratification of the senses or the indulgence of appetite : fleshly |
| saga | a prose narrative recorded in Iceland in the 12th and 13th centuries of historic or legendary figures and events of the heroic age of Norway and Iceland |