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 |
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| frisk | to search (a person) for something (such as a concealed weapon) by running the hand rapidly over the clothing and through the pockets |
| hem | a border of a cloth article doubled back and stitched down |
| adherent | one who adheres to something: such as |
| opiate | an alkaloid drug (such as morphine or codeine) that contains or is derived from opium, binds to cell receptors primarily of the central nervous system and gastrointestinal tract, acts to block pain, induce sedation or sleep, depress respiration, and produce calmness or euphoria, and is associated with physiological tolerance (see tolerance |
| resurrect | to raise from the dead |
| wake | to be or remain awake |
| vernal | of, relating to, or occurring in the spring |
| random | a haphazard course |
| mason | a skilled worker who builds by laying units of substantial material (such as stone or brick) |
| passive | acted upon by an external agency |