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 |
|---|---|
| phobia | an exaggerated usually inexplicable and illogical fear of a particular object, class of objects, or situation |
| sanguinary | bloodthirsty |
| rote | the use of memory usually with little intelligence |
| oversee | survey |
| vegetate | to lead a passive existence without exertion of body or mind |
| tablet | a flat slab or plaque suited for or bearing an inscription |
| beneficiary | a person or thing that receives help or an advantage from something : one that benefits from something |
| opulence | wealth |
| stanch | to check or stop the flowing of |
| metaphor | a figure of speech in which a word or phrase literally denoting one kind of object or idea is used in place of another to suggest a likeness or analogy between them (as in drowning in money) |
