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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WordMeaning
scrutinizeto examine closely and minutely
parameteran arbitrary constant whose value characterizes a member of a system (such as a family of curves)
randoma haphazard course
intimatemarked by a warm friendship developing through long association
transientpassing especially quickly into and out of existence : transitory
miteany of numerous small acarid arachnids that often infest animals, plants, and stored foods and include important disease vectors
pachydermany of various nonruminant mammals (such as an elephant, a rhinoceros, or a hippopotamus) of a former group (Pachydermata) that have hooves or nails resembling hooves and usually thick skin
acknowledgeto recognize the rights, authority, or status of
perpetuateto make perpetual or cause to last indefinitely
facetiousjoking or jesting often inappropriately : waggish