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.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| vent | to provide with a vent |
| hypocritical | characterized by behavior that contradicts what one claims to believe or feel : characterized by hypocrisy |
| residue | something that remains after a part is taken, separated, or designated or after the completion of a process : remnant |
| propriety | the quality or state of being proper or suitable : appropriateness |
| prattle | prate |
| infinitesimal | immeasurably or incalculably small |
| claustrophobia | abnormal dread of being in closed or narrow spaces |
| leaven | a substance (such as yeast) used to produce fermentation in dough or a liquid |
| subsistence | real being : existence |
| cognate | of the same or similar nature : generically alike |