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.

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WordMeaning
humidcontaining or characterized by perceptible moisture especially to the point of being oppressive
provisionthe act or process of providing
subterfugedeception by artifice or stratagem in order to conceal, escape, or evade
miasmaa vaporous exhalation formerly believed to cause disease
amenitiessomething that helps to provide comfort, convenience, or enjoyment
commandeerto compel to perform military service
tracta system of body parts or organs that act together to perform some function
analogoussimilar or comparable to something else either in general or in some specific detail
incredulousunwilling to admit or accept what is offered as true : not credulous : skeptical
inimitablenot capable of being imitated : matchless