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 |
|---|---|
| irresolute | uncertain how to act or proceed : vacillating |
| blue | of the color whose hue is that of the clear sky : of the color blue (see blue |
| refrain | curb |
| venial | of a kind that can be remitted : forgivable |
| prologue | the preface or introduction to a literary work |
| context | the parts of a discourse that surround a word or passage and can throw light on its meaning |
| uxorious | excessively fond of or submissive to a wife |
| addle | rotten |
| jingoist | extreme chauvinism or nationalism marked especially by a belligerent foreign policy |
| indignity | an act that offends against a person's dignity or self-respect : insult |