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
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| synchronous | happening, existing, or arising at precisely the same time |
| egress | a place or means of going out : exit |
| itinerant | traveling from place to place |
| rolling | (of land) rising and falling in long gentle slopes; happening continuously by stages; Ex. rolling devolution of power to local governments |
| lionize | to treat as an object of great interest or importance |
| inarticulate | incapable of giving coherent, clear, or effective expression to one's ideas or feelings |
| indeterminate | not definitely or precisely determined or fixed : vague |
| impotent | not potent : lacking in power, strength, or vigor : helpless |
| scion | descendant |
| aerie | the nest of a bird on a cliff or a mountaintop |