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 |
|---|---|
| obliterate | to remove utterly from recognition or memory |
| aspire | to seek to attain or accomplish a particular goal |
| supplant | to supersede (another) especially by force or treachery |
| phoenix | a legendary bird which according to one account lived 500 years, burned itself to ashes on a pyre, and rose alive from the ashes to live another period |
| mire | wet spongy earth (as of a bog or marsh) |
| potential | existing in possibility : capable of development into actuality |
| timorous | of a timid disposition : fearful |
| scourge | whip |
| stolid | having or expressing little or no sensibility : unemotional |
| venerable | calling forth respect through age, character, and attainments |