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
maternalof, relating to, belonging to, or characteristic of a mother : motherly
emancipateto free from restraint, control, or the power of another
mammalany of a class (Mammalia) of warm-blooded higher vertebrates (such as placentals, marsupials, or monotremes) that nourish their young with milk secreted by mammary glands, have the skin usually more or less covered with hair, and include humans
implausiblenot plausible : provoking disbelief
cadencethe beat, time, or measure of rhythmical motion or activity
skeptican adherent or advocate of skepticism
primaloriginal
wretcha miserable person : one who is profoundly unhappy or in great misfortune
germanebeing at once relevant and appropriate : fitting
punctiliousmarked by or concerned about precise accordance with the details of codes or conventions