GRE Word List
RECESS
the action of receding : recession
The meaning of the word recess is the action of receding : recession.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| egotistical | characterized by egotism : having, showing, or arising from an exaggerated sense of self-importance |
| ration | a food allowance for one day |
| compile | to compose out of materials from other documents |
| scuffle | to struggle at close quarters with disorder and confusion |
| subterfuge | deception by artifice or stratagem in order to conceal, escape, or evade |
| anarchist | a person who rebels against any authority, established order, or ruling power |
| prelate | an ecclesiastic (such as a bishop or abbot) of superior rank |
| presentiment | a feeling that something will or is about to happen : premonition |
| jargon | the technical terminology or characteristic idiom of a special activity or group |
| politic | political |