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 |
|---|---|
| metaphor | a figure of speech in which a word or phrase literally denoting one kind of object or idea is used in place of another to suggest a likeness or analogy between them (as in drowning in money) |
| resuscitate | to revive from apparent death or from unconsciousness |
| loathe | to dislike greatly and often with disgust or intolerance : detest |
| low | having a small upward extension or elevation |
| appreciate | to grasp the nature, worth, quality, or significance of |
| invulnerable | incapable of being wounded, injured, or harmed |
| demerit | offense |
| incontinent | not continent: such as |
| impalpable | incapable of being felt by touch : intangible |
| divulge | to make known (something, such as a confidence or secret) |