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 |
|---|---|
| extort | to obtain from a person by force, intimidation, or undue or illegal power : wring |
| affected | artificial; pretended |
| despise | to look down on with disrespect or aversion |
| impenetrable | incapable of being penetrated or pierced |
| eminent | exhibiting eminence especially in standing above others in some quality or position : prominent |
| lust | usually intense or unbridled sexual desire : lasciviousness |
| perigee | the point in the orbit of an object (such as a satellite) orbiting the earth that is nearest to the center of the earth |
| hubbub | noise |
| rue | to feel penitence, remorse, or regret for |
| salient | moving by leaps or springs : jumping |