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 |
|---|---|
| frisk | to search (a person) for something (such as a concealed weapon) by running the hand rapidly over the clothing and through the pockets |
| congeal | to change from a fluid to a solid state by or as if by cold |
| substantiate | to give substance or form to : embody |
| grapple | the act or an instance of grappling |
| gamely | a physical or mental competition conducted according to rules with the participants in direct opposition to each other |
| vantage | a position giving a strategic advantage, commanding perspective, or comprehensive view |
| abstemious | marked by restraint especially in the eating of food or drinking of alcohol |
| noose | a loop with a slipknot that binds closer the more it is drawn |
| solecism | an ungrammatical combination of words in a sentence |
| temperate | having a moderate climate which especially lacks extremes in temperature |