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 |
|---|---|
| arbitrary | existing or coming about seemingly at random or by chance or as a capricious and unreasonable act of will |
| 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 |
| impale | to pierce with or as if with something pointed |
| factotum | a person having many diverse activities or responsibilities |
| hoard | a supply or fund stored up and often hidden away |
| indigent | suffering from extreme poverty : impoverished |
| tribune | a Roman official under the monarchy and the republic with the function of protecting the plebeian citizen from arbitrary action by the patrician magistrates |
| yoke | a wooden bar or frame by which two draft animals (such as oxen) are joined at the heads or necks for working together |
| tact | a keen sense of what to do or say in order to maintain good relations with others or avoid offense |
| creep | to move along with the body prone and close to the ground |