GRE Word List
RECESS
the action of receding : recession
The meaning of the word recess is the action of receding : recession.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| diurnal | active chiefly in the daytime |
| corpus | the body of a human or animal especially when dead |
| gavel | rent or tribute in medieval England |
| besiege | to surround with armed forces |
| tryst | an agreement (as between lovers) to meet |
| nirvana | the final beatitude (see beatitude |
| pending | during |
| ruffian | a brutal person : bully |
| eon | an immeasurably or indefinitely long period of time : age |
| anoint | to smear or rub with oil or an oily substance |