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 |
|---|---|
| encompass | include |
| rectify | to set right : remedy |
| knead | to work and press into a mass with or as if with the hands |
| abeyance | a state of temporary inactivity : suspension |
| debris | the remains of something broken down or destroyed |
| sibylline | any of several prophetesses usually accepted as 10 in number and credited to widely separate parts of the ancient world (such as Babylonia, Egypt, Greece, and Italy) |
| vestige | a trace, mark, or visible sign left by something (such as an ancient city or a condition or practice) vanished or lost |
| conspire | plot |
| abhor | to regard with extreme repugnance : to feel hatred or loathing for : loathe |
| symmetry | balanced proportions |