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 |
|---|---|
| trivia | unimportant matters : trivial facts or details |
| colloquy | conversation |
| bode | to indicate (something, such as a future event) by signs : presage |
| pathological | of or relating to pathology |
| ornate | marked by elaborate rhetoric (see rhetoric |
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| stalemate | a drawing position in chess in which a player is not in checkmate but has no legal move to play |
| sleeper | one that sleeps |
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| convivial | relating to, occupied with, or fond of feasting, drinking, and good company |