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 |
|---|---|
| insurmountable | incapable of being surmounted : insuperable |
| ward | the action or process of guarding |
| impenetrable | incapable of being penetrated or pierced |
| invoke | to petition for help or support |
| pandemonium | a wild uproar (as because of anger or excitement in a crowd of people) |
| sinewy | full of sinews: such as |
| nirvana | the final beatitude (see beatitude |
| sterile | failing to bear or incapable of producing fruit or spores |
| pacifist | an adherent to pacifism : someone who opposes war or violence as a means of settling disputes |
| doctrinaire | stubbornly or excessively devoted to a doctrine or theory without regard to practical considerations |