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 |
|---|---|
| skinflint | a person who would save, gain, or extort money by any means : miser |
| throng | a multitude of assembled persons |
| ballast | a heavy substance (such as rocks or water) placed in such a way as to improve stability and control (as of the draft of a ship or the buoyancy of a balloon or submarine) |
| humane | marked by compassion, sympathy, or consideration for humans or animals |
| circumscribe | to constrict (see constrict |
| quip | a clever usually taunting remark : gibe |
| hurtle | to move rapidly or forcefully |
| grandeur | the quality or state of being grand : magnificence |
| wag | to be in motion : stir |
| banal | lacking originality, freshness, or novelty : trite |