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 |
|---|---|
| dehydrate | to remove bound water or hydrogen and oxygen from (a chemical compound) in the proportion in which they form water |
| unravel | to disengage or separate the threads of : disentangle |
| mettle | vigor and strength of spirit or temperament (see temperament |
| fatuous | complacently or inanely foolish : silly |
| pendulous | poised without visible support |
| ken | the range of perception, understanding, or knowledge |
| mode | an arrangement of the eight diatonic notes or tones of an octave according to one of several fixed schemes of their intervals (see interval |
| primogeniture | the state of being the firstborn of the children of the same parents |
| forerunner | one that precedes and indicates the approach of another: such as |
| irrefutable | impossible to refute : incontrovertible |