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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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| shed | to rid oneself of temporarily or permanently as superfluous or unwanted |
| chaotic | marked by chaos or being in a state of chaos : completely confused or disordered |
| tread | to step or walk on or over |
| temperate | having a moderate climate which especially lacks extremes in temperature |
| patois | a dialect other than the standard or literary dialect |
| don | to put on (an article of clothing) |
| gaffe | a social or diplomatic blunder |
| anchor | a device usually of metal attached to a ship or boat by a cable and cast overboard to hold it in a particular place by means of a fluke that digs into the bottom |
| chivalrous | valiant |
| scale | an instrument or machine for weighing |