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 |
|---|---|
| allay | to subdue or reduce in intensity or severity : alleviate |
| plump | to drop, sink, or come in contact suddenly or heavily |
| cabal | the contrived schemes of a group of persons secretly united in a plot (as to overturn a government) |
| unsightly | not pleasing to the sight : not comely |
| navigable | deep enough and wide enough to afford passage to ships |
| unguent | a soothing or healing salve : ointment |
| inalienable | incapable of being alienated, surrendered, or transferred |
| deterrent | serving to discourage, prevent, or inhibit : serving to deter |
| transgression | an act, process, or instance of transgressing: such as |
| decapitate | to cut off the head of : behead |