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
explicitfully revealed or expressed without vagueness, implication, or ambiguity : leaving no question as to meaning or intent
rejuvenateto make young or youthful again : give new vigor to
startto move suddenly and violently : spring
pento shut in or as if in a pen
unconscionableshockingly unfair or unjust
breadthdistance from side to side : width
fatalisma doctrine that events are fixed in advance so that human beings are powerless to change them
rancorbitter deep-seated ill will
consonanceharmony or agreement among components
harbingersomething that foreshadows a future event : something that gives an anticipatory sign of what is to come