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 |
|---|---|
| distinction | the act of perceiving someone or something as being not the same and often treating as separate or different : the distinguishing of a difference |
| besiege | to surround with armed forces |
| militia | a part of the organized armed forces of a country liable to call only in emergency |
| strident | characterized by harsh, insistent, and discordant sound |
| lode | waterway |
| scurrilous | using or given to coarse language |
| parable | a usually short fictitious story that illustrates a moral attitude or a religious principle |
| overture | an initiative toward agreement or action : proposal |
| docile | easily taught |
| ossify | to change into bone |