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 |
|---|---|
| equanimity | evenness of mind especially under stress |
| rhapsodize | to speak or write in a rhapsodic manner |
| ratify | to approve and sanction formally : confirm |
| retrograde | having or being motion in a direction contrary to that of the general motion of similar bodies and especially east to west among the stars |
| perpetuate | to make perpetual or cause to last indefinitely |
| moratorium | a legally authorized period of delay in the performance of a legal obligation or the payment of a debt |
| bicker | petulant quarreling : altercation |
| diminution | the act, process, or an instance of becoming gradually less (as in size or importance) : the act, process, or an instance of diminishing : decrease |
| prompt | to move to action : incite |
| peruse | to examine or consider with attention and in detail : study |