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 |
|---|---|
| cliche | a trite phrase or expression |
| stoop | to bend the body or a part of the body forward and downward sometimes simultaneously bending the knees |
| miasma | a vaporous exhalation formerly believed to cause disease |
| cogent | appealing forcibly to the mind or reason : convincing |
| conifer | any of an order (Coniferales) of mostly evergreen trees and shrubs having usually needle-shaped or scalelike leaves and including forms (such as pines) with true cones and others (such as yews) with an arillate fruit |
| propinquity | nearness of blood : kinship |
| reserve | to hold in reserve : keep back |
| incarnation | the act of incarnating : the state of being incarnate |
| gist | essence; main point; substance |
| malignant | tending to produce death or deterioration |