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 |
|---|---|
| futile | serving no useful purpose : completely ineffective |
| ego | the self especially as contrasted with another self or the world |
| abstract | disassociated from any specific instance |
| grouse | any of various chiefly ground-dwelling birds (family Tetraonidae) that are usually of reddish-brown or other protective color and have feathered legs and that include many important game birds |
| despondent | feeling or showing extreme discouragement, dejection, or depression |
| unsavory | insipid |
| overturn | to cause to turn over : upset |
| interpolate | to alter or corrupt (something, such as a text) by inserting new or foreign matter |
| detraction | a lessening of reputation or esteem especially by envious, malicious, or petty criticism : belittling |
| satire | a literary work holding up human vices and follies to ridicule or scorn |