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.

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WordMeaning
premeditateto think about and revolve in the mind beforehand
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inscrutablenot readily investigated, interpreted, or understood : mysterious
bizarrestrikingly out of the ordinary: such as
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equinoxeither of the two points on the celestial sphere where the celestial equator intersects the ecliptic
expedientsuitable for achieving a particular end in a given circumstance
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