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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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| intractable | not easily governed, managed, or directed |
| spurn | to reject with disdain or contempt : scorn |
| tutelary | having the guardianship of a person or a thing |
| blotch | to mark or mar with blotches |
| presumptuous | overstepping due bounds (as of propriety or courtesy) : taking liberties |
| imposture | the act or practice of deceiving by means of an assumed character or name |
| depredation | to lay waste : plunder |
| platitude | the quality or state of being dull or insipid |
| dross | the scum or unwanted material that forms on the surface of molten metal |
| crust | the hardened exterior or surface part of bread |