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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|---|---|
| magnitude | great size or extent |
| impervious | not allowing entrance or passage : impenetrable |
| bulwark | a solid wall-like structure raised for defense : rampart |
| crone | a cruel or ugly old woman |
| gush | to issue copiously or violently |
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