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 |
|---|---|
| philatelist | a specialist in philately : one who collects or studies stamps |
| polarity | the quality or condition inherent in a body that exhibits opposite properties or powers in opposite parts or directions or that exhibits contrasted properties or powers in contrasted parts or directions : the condition of having poles |
| contravene | to go or act contrary to : violate |
| modicum | a small portion : a limited quantity |
| matrimony | the state of being married : marriage |
| verdant | green in tint or color |
| groove | a long narrow channel or depression |
| lament | to mourn aloud : wail |
| bulwark | a solid wall-like structure raised for defense : rampart |
| vestige | a trace, mark, or visible sign left by something (such as an ancient city or a condition or practice) vanished or lost |