deferral vs recess

deferral and recess both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
deferral	Yes	No	No	No
recess	Yes	No	Yes	No

As nouns, deferral and recess are synonyms defined as:

deferral (noun)	recess (noun)
act of putting off to a future time	a pause from doing something (as work)
a state of abeyance or suspended business	an enclosure that is set back or indented
	an arm off of a larger body of water (often between rocky headlands)
	a small concavity
	a state of abeyance or suspended business