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 |
|---|---|
| draw | to cause to move continuously toward or after a force applied in advance : pull |
| scurrilous | using or given to coarse language |
| poignancy | the quality or state of being poignant |
| pacify | to allay the anger or agitation of : soothe |
| amorphous | having no definite form : shapeless |
| unctuous | having, revealing, or marked by a smug, ingratiating, and false earnestness or spirituality |
| brittle | easily broken, cracked, or snapped |
| introspective | characterized by examination of one's own thoughts and feelings : thoughtfully reflective : employing, marked by, or tending to introspection |
| flounder | flatfish |
| deplete | to empty of a principal substance |