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 |
|---|---|
| foul | offensive to the senses : loathsome |
| postulate | demand |
| gaudy | ostentatiously or tastelessly ornamented |
| existential | of, relating to, or affirming existence |
| avuncular | suggestive of an uncle especially in kindliness or geniality |
| bar | a straight piece (as of wood or metal) that is longer than it is wide and has any of various uses (as for a lever, support, barrier, or fastening) |
| gentry | upper or ruling class : aristocracy |
| sober | not intoxicated |
| inchoate | being only partly in existence or operation : incipient |
| commemorate | to call to remembrance |