GRE Word List

RECESS

the action of receding : recession

The meaning of the word recess is the action of receding : recession.

Random words

WordMeaning
ruminateto go over in the mind repeatedly and often casually or slowly
empathythe action of understanding, being aware of, being sensitive to, and vicariously experiencing the feelings, thoughts, and experience of another of either the past or present without having the feelings, thoughts, and experience fully communicated in an objectively explicit manner
incumbentthe holder of an office or ecclesiastical benefice
gnomemaxim
boundfastened by or as if by a band : confined
exodusthe mainly narrative second book of canonical Jewish and Christian Scripture see Bible Table
incantationa use of spells or verbal charms spoken or sung as a part of a ritual of magic
imperialof, relating to, befitting, or suggestive of an empire or an emperor
unfetterto free from fetters
implicateto bring into intimate or incriminating connection