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 |
|---|---|
| missile | capable of being thrown or projected to strike a distant object |
| pragmatic | relating to matters of fact or practical affairs often to the exclusion of intellectual or artistic matters : practical as opposed to idealistic |
| credential | warranting credit or confidence |
| unfetter | to free from fetters |
| patrimony | an estate inherited from one's father or ancestor |
| antecedents | a substantive word, phrase, or clause whose denotation is referred to by a pronoun that typically follows the substantive (such as John in "Mary saw John and called to him") |
| legacy | a gift by will especially of money or other personal property : bequest |
| lien | a charge upon real or personal property for the satisfaction of some debt or duty ordinarily arising by operation of law |
| mute | unable to speak : lacking the power of speech |
| masticate | to grind or crush (food) with or as if with the teeth : chew |