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 |
|---|---|
| clasp | a device (such as a hook) for holding objects or parts together |
| plasticity | the quality or state of being plastic |
| inkling | a slight knowledge or vague notion |
| ward | the action or process of guarding |
| aboriginal | being the first or earliest known of its kind present in a region |
| syllogism | a deductive scheme of a formal argument consisting of a major and a minor premise and a conclusion (as in "every virtue is laudable; kindness is a virtue; therefore kindness is laudable") |
| frantic | emotionally out of control |
| momentum | a property (see property |
| bait | to persecute or exasperate with unjust, malicious, or persistent attacks |
| headlong | headfirst |