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 |
|---|---|
| maim | to mutilate, disfigure, or wound seriously |
| immure | to enclose within or as if within walls |
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| riveting | having the power to fix the attention : engrossing |
| hybrid | an offspring of two animals or plants of different subspecies, breeds, varieties, species, or genera |
| resurrect | to raise from the dead |
| onslaught | an especially fierce attack |
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| hypercritical | meticulously or excessively critical |
| blotch | to mark or mar with blotches |