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 |
|---|---|
| ignoble | characterized by baseness, lowness, or meanness |
| spoonerism | a transposition of usually initial sounds of two or more words (as in tons of soil for sons of toil) |
| mesmerize | to subject to mesmerism |
| blotch | to mark or mar with blotches |
| undulating | having a wavy surface, edge, or markings |
| ego | the self especially as contrasted with another self or the world |
| forbearance | a refraining from the enforcement of something (such as a debt, right, or obligation) that is due |
| persist | to go on resolutely or stubbornly in spite of opposition, importunity, or warning |
| squelch | to fall or stamp on so as to crush |
| descry | to catch sight of |