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
vultureany of various large birds (families Accipitridae and Cathartidae) that are related to the hawks, eagles, and falcons but have weaker claws and the head usually naked and that subsist chiefly or entirely on carrion
vampirethe reanimated body of a dead person believed to come from the grave at night and suck the blood of persons asleep
abyssan immeasurably deep gulf or great space
somnambulistan abnormal condition of sleep in which motor acts (such as walking) are performed
finishto come to an end : terminate
tautologicalinvolving or containing rhetorical tautology : redundant
syllogisma deductive scheme of a formal argument consisting of a major and a minor premise and a conclusion (as in "every virtue is laudable; kindness is a virtue; therefore kindness is laudable")
comelypleasurably conforming to notions of good appearance, suitability, or proportion
doldrumsa spell of listlessness or despondency
adhereto hold fast or stick by or as if by gluing, suction, grasping, or fusing