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 |
|---|---|
| amicable | characterized by friendly goodwill : peaceable |
| supplant | to supersede (another) especially by force or treachery |
| buoyant | having buoyancy |
| vagrant | one who has no established residence and wanders idly from place to place without lawful or visible means of support |
| censor | a person who supervises conduct and morals: such as |
| phalanx | a body of heavily armed infantry in ancient Greece formed in close deep ranks and files |
| leery | suspicious |
| cajole | to persuade with flattery or gentle urging especially in the face of reluctance : coax |
| obfuscate | to throw into shadow : darken |
| suffocate | to stop the respiration of (as by strangling or asphyxiation) |