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 |
|---|---|
| fit | acceptable from a particular viewpoint (as of competence or morality) : proper |
| dialectical | of, relating to, or in accordance with dialectic |
| volatile | characterized by or subject to rapid or unexpected change |
| sunder | to break apart or in two : separate by or as if by violence or by intervening time or space |
| valor | strength of mind or spirit that enables a person to encounter danger with firmness : personal bravery |
| malfeasance | wrongdoing or misconduct especially by a public official |
| surveillance | close watch kept over someone or something (as by a detective) |
| monetary | of or relating to money or to the mechanisms by which it is supplied to and circulates in the economy |
| defeatist | an attitude of accepting, expecting, or being resigned to defeat |
| rile | to make agitated and angry : upset |