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 |
|---|---|
| volition | the power of choosing or determining : will |
| clientele | a body of clients |
| enclave | a distinct territorial, cultural, or social unit enclosed within or as if within foreign territory |
| exorbitant | not coming within the scope of the law |
| paucity | smallness of number : fewness |
| compassion | sympathetic consciousness of others' distress together with a desire to alleviate it |
| exact | to call for forcibly or urgently and obtain |
| fallible | liable to be erroneous |
| affluence | abundance of property : wealth |
| tension | inner striving, unrest, or imbalance often with physiological indication of emotion |