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

WordMeaning
camaraderiea spirit of friendly good-fellowship
miasmaa vaporous exhalation formerly believed to cause disease
enticeto attract artfully or adroitly or by arousing hope or desire : tempt
polarizeto cause to vibrate in a definite pattern
tantalizeto tease or torment by or as if by presenting something desirable to the view but continually keeping it out of reach
renditionthe act or result of rendering something: such as
lethargicof, relating to, or characterized by laziness or lack of energy : feeling or affected by lethargy : sluggish
assimilateto take into the mind and thoroughly understand
preemptto acquire (something, such as land) by preemption
jingoistextreme chauvinism or nationalism marked especially by a belligerent foreign policy