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 |
|---|---|
| invective | insulting or abusive language : vituperation |
| beholden | being under obligation for a favor or gift : indebted |
| oracular | resembling an oracle (as in solemnity of delivery) |
| knit | to form by interlacing yarn or thread in a series of connected loops with needles |
| impute | to lay the responsibility or blame for (something) often falsely or unjustly |
| document | proof |
| hortatory | hortative |
| yokel | a naive or gullible inhabitant of a rural area or small town |
| chaplain | a clergyman in charge of a chapel |
| quandary | a state of perplexity or doubt |