GRE Word List
RECESSION
the act or action of receding : withdrawal
The meaning of the word recession is the act or action of receding : withdrawal.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| smirk | to smile in a smug or condescending way |
| edifice | building |
| vigilante | a member of a volunteer committee organized to suppress and punish crime summarily (as when the processes of law are viewed as inadequate) |
| pronounced | strongly marked : decided |
| bugaboo | an imaginary object of fear |
| dishearten | to cause to lose hope, enthusiasm, or courage : to cause to lose spirit or morale |
| premise | a proposition antecedently supposed or proved as a basis of argument or inference |
| breach | infraction or violation of a law, obligation, tie, or standard |
| solvent | able to pay all legal debts |
| welter | writhe |