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
refuseto express oneself as unwilling to accept
malcontenta discontented person:
detrimentalobviously harmful : damaging
cosmicof or relating to the cosmos, the extraterrestrial vastness, or the universe in contrast to the earth alone
negligencethe quality or state of being negligent
timorousof a timid disposition : fearful
incantationa use of spells or verbal charms spoken or sung as a part of a ritual of magic
prevaricateto deviate from the truth : equivocate
feuda mutual enmity or quarrel that is often prolonged or inveterate (see inveterate
monolithicof, relating to, or resembling a monolith : huge