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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WordMeaning
diligencesteady, earnest, and energetic effort : devoted and painstaking work and application to accomplish an undertaking : assiduity
counterpartone of two corresponding copies of a legal instrument : duplicate
covetousmarked by inordinate desire for wealth or possessions or for another's possessions
petrifyto convert (organic matter) into stone or a substance of stony hardness by the infiltration of water and the deposition of dissolved mineral matter
climeclimate
disparageto depreciate (see depreciate
amokan episode of sudden mass assault against people or objects usually by a single individual following a period of brooding that has traditionally been regarded as occurring especially in Malaysian culture but is now increasingly viewed as psychopathological behavior occurring worldwide in numerous countries and cultures
deludeto mislead the mind or judgment of : deceive
agnostica person who holds the view that any ultimate reality (such as God) is unknown and probably unknowable
strutto become turgid : swell