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 |
|---|---|
| pry | to look closely or inquisitively |
| oblique | neither perpendicular nor parallel : inclined |
| desecrate | to violate the sanctity of : profane |
| guffaw | a loud or boisterous burst of laughter |
| wither | to become dry and sapless |
| confine | something (such as borders or walls) that encloses |
| decoy | a pond into which wildfowl are lured for capture |
| exhort | to incite by argument or advice : urge strongly |
| gesticulation | the act of making gestures |
| anvil | a heavy usually steel-faced iron block on which metal is shaped (as by hand hammering) |