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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enfranchiseto set free (as from slavery)
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mottledmarked with spots of different colors : having blotches of two or more colors
passepast one's prime
gluttonone given habitually to greedy and voracious eating and drinking
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choiran organized company of singers (as in a church service)