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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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| crabbed | marked by a forbidding moroseness |
| abstemious | marked by restraint especially in the eating of food or drinking of alcohol |
| wanton | merciless |
| killjoy | one who spoils the pleasure of others |
| shangri-la | a remote beautiful imaginary place where life approaches perfection : utopia |
| pariah | a member of a low caste of southern India |
| dissident | disagreeing especially with an established religious or political system, organization, or belief |
| apiculture | the keeping of bees especially on a large scale |
| distant | separated in space : away |
| noisome | noxious |