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.
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| libertine | a freethinker especially in religious matters |
| purveyor | one that purveys |
| concede | to acknowledge grudgingly or hesitantly |
| explicate | to give a detailed explanation of |
| mutilate | to cut up or alter radically so as to make imperfect |