GRE Word List
ABSCISSION
the act or process of cutting off : removal
The meaning of the word abscission is the act or process of cutting off : removal.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| tyranny | oppressive power |
| reek | smoke |
| notoriety | the quality or state of being notorious |
| grim | fierce in disposition or action : savage |
| implore | to make an earnest request to (someone) : beg |
| sham | a trick that deludes : hoax |
| vertebrate | any of a subphylum (Vertebrata) of chordates that comprises animals (such as mammals, birds, reptiles, amphibians, and fishes) typically having a bony or cartilaginous spinal column which replaces the notochord, a distinct head containing a brain which arises as an enlarged part of the nerve cord, and an internal usually bony skeleton and that includes some primitive forms (such as lampreys) in which the spinal column is absent and the notochord persists throughout life |
| analgesic | an agent producing diminished sensation to pain without loss of consciousness : a drug that is used to relieve pain and produce analgesia |
| prognosticate | to foretell from signs or symptoms : predict |
| florescence | a state or period of flourishing |