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 |
|---|---|
| sate | satisfy to the full; satisfy to excess; cloy |
| browse | to eat (tender shoots, twigs, leaves of trees and shrubs, etc.) : to consume as browse (see browse |
| enfranchise | to set free (as from slavery) |
| lascivious | filled with or showing sexual desire : lewd |
| pungent | sharply painful |
| adversity | a state or instance of serious or continued difficulty or misfortune |
| misogynist | a person who hates or discriminates against women : a misogynistic person |
| drudgery | dull, irksome, and fatiguing work : uninspiring or menial labor |
| travail | work especially of a painful or laborious nature : toil |
| fluke | flatfish |