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 |
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| inception | an act, process, or instance of beginning : commencement |
| indicative | serving to indicate |
| amazon | a member of a race of female warriors of Greek mythology |
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| beneficent | doing or producing good |
| ablution | the washing of one's body or part of it (as in a religious rite) |
| plumage | the feathers of a bird |