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 |
|---|---|
| revoke | to annul by recalling or taking back : rescind |
| haughtiness | blatantly and disdainfully proud : having or showing an attitude of superiority and contempt for people or things perceived to be inferior |
| hindrance | the state of being interfered with, held back, or slowed down : the state of being hindered |
| recurrent | running or turning back in a direction opposite to a former course |
| hovel | an open shed or shelter |
| spawn | to deposit or fertilize spawn |
| conduit | a natural or artificial channel through which something (such as a fluid) is conveyed |
| base | the bottom of something considered as its support : foundation |
| crabbed | marked by a forbidding moroseness |
| determinate | having defined limits |