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 |
|---|---|
| vulture | any of various large birds (families Accipitridae and Cathartidae) that are related to the hawks, eagles, and falcons but have weaker claws and the head usually naked and that subsist chiefly or entirely on carrion |
| vampire | the reanimated body of a dead person believed to come from the grave at night and suck the blood of persons asleep |
| abyss | an immeasurably deep gulf or great space |
| somnambulist | an abnormal condition of sleep in which motor acts (such as walking) are performed |
| finish | to come to an end : terminate |
| tautological | involving or containing rhetorical tautology : redundant |
| syllogism | a deductive scheme of a formal argument consisting of a major and a minor premise and a conclusion (as in "every virtue is laudable; kindness is a virtue; therefore kindness is laudable") |
| comely | pleasurably conforming to notions of good appearance, suitability, or proportion |
| doldrums | a spell of listlessness or despondency |
| adhere | to hold fast or stick by or as if by gluing, suction, grasping, or fusing |