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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| pharisee | a member of a Jewish sect of the intertestamental period noted for strict observance of rites and ceremonies of the written law and for insistence on the validity of their own oral traditions concerning the law |
| controvert | to dispute or oppose by reasoning |
| mock | to treat with contempt or ridicule : deride |
| log | a usually bulky piece or length of a cut or fallen tree |
| desiccate | to dry up |
| imponderable | not ponderable : incapable of being weighed or evaluated with exactness |
| apparition | an unusual or unexpected sight : phenomenon |
| embrace | to clasp in the arms : hug |
| clientele | a body of clients |
| marginal | written or printed in the margin of a page or sheet |