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 |
|---|---|
| simian | of, relating to, or resembling monkeys or apes |
| recourse | a turning to someone or something for help or protection |
| forsake | to renounce or turn away from entirely |
| checkered | marked by alternating squares of different colors, shades, or materials |
| carcinogenic | producing or tending to produce cancer |
| insularity | characteristic of an isolated people |
| covetous | marked by inordinate desire for wealth or possessions or for another's possessions |
| peddle | to travel about with wares for sale |
| sonorous | producing sound (as when struck) |
| rolling | (of land) rising and falling in long gentle slopes; happening continuously by stages; Ex. rolling devolution of power to local governments |