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 |
|---|---|
| congenial | pleasant |
| consensus | general agreement : unanimity |
| espionage | the practice of spying or using spies to obtain information about the plans and activities especially of a foreign government or a competing company |
| alliteration | the repetition of usually initial consonant sounds in two or more neighboring words or syllables (such as wild and woolly, threatening throngs) |
| list | a simple series of words or numerals (such as the names of persons or objects) |
| lewd | obscene |
| heresy | adherence to a religious opinion contrary to church dogma (see dogma |
| supplicant | one who supplicates |
| indifferent | marked by a lack of interest, enthusiasm, or concern for something : apathetic |
| pugnacity | having a quarrelsome or combative nature : truculent |