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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colloquyconversation
dolorouscausing, marked by, or expressing misery or grief
underlyinglying beneath or below
concisemarked by brevity of expression or statement : free from all elaboration and superfluous detail
mellifluoushaving a smooth rich flow
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plasticitythe quality or state of being plastic
attireto put garments on : dress
outragean act of violence or brutality
spoonerisma transposition of usually initial sounds of two or more words (as in tons of soil for sons of toil)