GRE Word List
CESSION
a yielding to another : concession
The meaning of the word cession is a yielding to another : concession.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| assert | to state or declare positively and often forcefully or aggressively |
| ingrained | forming a part of the essence or inmost being : deep-seated |
| wring | to squeeze or twist especially so as to make dry or to extract moisture or liquid |
| invalid | not valid: |
| assent | to agree to or approve of something (such as an idea or suggestion) especially after thoughtful consideration : concur |
| etymology | the history of a linguistic form (such as a word) shown by tracing its development since its earliest recorded occurrence in the language where it is found, by tracing its transmission from one language to another, by analyzing it into its component parts, by identifying its cognates in other languages, or by tracing it and its cognates to a common ancestral form in an ancestral language |
| veracity | conformity with truth or fact : accuracy |
| subterfuge | deception by artifice or stratagem in order to conceal, escape, or evade |
| theoretical | existing only in theory : hypothetical |
| culprit | one accused of or charged with a crime |