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 |
|---|---|
| ratiocination | the process of exact thinking : reasoning |
| furtive | done in a quiet and secretive way to avoid being noticed : surreptitious |
| sepulcher | a place of burial : tomb |
| tentative | not fully worked out or developed |
| dormer | a window set vertically in a structure projecting through a sloping roof |
| component | a constituent part : ingredient |
| valor | strength of mind or spirit that enables a person to encounter danger with firmness : personal bravery |
| discompose | to destroy the composure of |
| milieu | the physical or social setting in which something occurs or develops : environment |
| belated | delayed beyond the usual time |