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 |
|---|---|
| desperate | having lost hope |
| rote | the use of memory usually with little intelligence |
| partition | the action of parting : the state of being parted : division |
| pterodactyl | any of various pterosaurs (suborder Pterodactyloidea) of the Late Jurassic and Cretaceous having a rudimentary tail and a beak with reduced dentition |
| bitter | being, inducing, or marked by the one of the five basic taste sensations that is peculiarly acrid, astringent, and often disagreeable and characteristic of citrus peels, unsweetened cocoa, black coffee, mature leafy greens (such as kale or mustard), or ale |
| surpass | to become better, greater, or stronger than : exceed |
| spurn | to reject with disdain or contempt : scorn |
| slapdash | haphazard |
| prosaic | characteristic of prose as distinguished from poetry : factual |
| proscribe | to publish the name of as condemned to death with the property of the condemned forfeited to the state |