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 |
|---|---|
| fitful | characterized by fits or paroxysms |
| indices | signs; indications; Ex. indices of a student's potential; CF. index: something that reveals or indicates; sign; Ex. cost-of-living index |
| transient | passing especially quickly into and out of existence : transitory |
| cohorts | companion |
| cringe | to recoil in distaste |
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| putrid | being in a state of putrefaction : rotten |
| desiccate | to dry up |
| extrovert | a person whose personality is characterized by extroversion : a typically gregarious and unreserved person who enjoys and seeks out social interaction |
| spruce | to make spruce |