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
resentmenta feeling of indignant displeasure or persistent ill will at something regarded as a wrong, insult, or injury
gauntexcessively thin and angular
coagulateto cause to become viscous or thickened into a coherent mass : curdle
sovereignone possessing or held to possess supreme political power or sovereignty
haltingmarked by a lack of sureness or effectiveness
axioma statement accepted as true as the basis for argument or inference : postulate
gruffrough, brusque, or stern in manner, speech, or aspect
intellectthe power of knowing as distinguished from the power to feel and to will : the capacity for knowledge
remorsea gnawing distress arising from a sense of guilt for past wrongs : self-reproach
interpolateto alter or corrupt (something, such as a text) by inserting new or foreign matter