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 |
|---|---|
| decollete | wearing a strapless or low-necked dress |
| navigable | deep enough and wide enough to afford passage to ships |
| deadpan | marked by an impassive matter-of-fact manner, style, or expression |
| enumerate | to ascertain the number of : count |
| academic | of, relating to, or associated with an academy or school especially of higher learning |
| natal | native |
| beguile | hoodwink |
| penitent | feeling or expressing humble or regretful pain or sorrow for sins or offenses : repentant |
| calorific | caloric |
| gaudy | ostentatiously or tastelessly ornamented |