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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WordMeaning
resignationan act or instance of resigning something : surrender
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fienddevil
sterilefailing to bear or incapable of producing fruit or spores
expansivehaving a capacity or a tendency to expand
collagean artistic composition made of various materials (such as paper, cloth, or wood) glued on a surface
eloquencediscourse marked by force and persuasiveness
inflateddistended with air or gas