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 |
|---|---|
| ostentatious | attracting or seeking to attract attention, admiration, or envy often by gaudiness or obviousness : overly elaborate or conspicuous : characterized by, fond of, or evincing ostentation |
| obelisk | an upright 4-sided usually monolithic pillar that gradually tapers as it rises and terminates in a pyramid |
| swagger | to conduct oneself in an arrogant or superciliously pompous manner |
| scheme | a plan or program of action |
| indulge | to yield to the desire of : humor |
| devise | to form in the mind by new combinations or applications of ideas or principles : invent |
| leery | suspicious |
| deducible | to determine by reasoning or deduction |
| mannered | having manners of a specified kind |
| append | attach |