GRE Word List
RECESSION
withdrawal; retreat; time of low economic activity
The meaning of the word recession is withdrawal; retreat; time of low economic activity.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| expeditious | done with speed; quick; N. expedition |
| ravage | devastate; plunder; despoil; Ex. crops ravaged by storms |
| sham | pretend; feign; ADJ: not genuine; fake; Ex. sham jewelry; N: something that is not what it appears; impostor; pretense; Ex. The agreement was a sham. |
| esteem | respect; value; judge; N. |
| destitute | extremely poor; lacking means of subsistence; utterly lacking; devoid; Ex. destitute of any experience |
| gibberish | nonsense; nonsensical or unintelligible talk or writing; babbling |
| buffoon | stupid person; clown |
| conciliatory | reconciling; soothing; V. conciliate: reconcile; soothe; win the friendly feelings (by removing anger) |
| ligneous | like wood |
| supposition | assumption; hypothesis; surmise; V. suppose |
