SAT vocabulary
Recess
A secluded or secret place; a hidden or inner part; a small space created by building part of a wall further back from the rest.
Example
"The ancient manuscripts were discovered in a dusty recess of the forgotten library."
Etymology
From Latin 'recessus' 'a going back, retreat', from 'recedere' 'to retreat'.
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