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 |
|---|---|
| bait | to persecute or exasperate with unjust, malicious, or persistent attacks |
| brunt | the principal force, shock, or stress (as of an attack) |
| outspoken | direct and open in speech or expression : frank |
| edict | a proclamation having the force of law |
| implore | to make an earnest request to (someone) : beg |
| accord | to grant or give especially as appropriate, due, or earned |
| jubilation | an act of rejoicing : the state of being jubilant |
| interdict | a Roman Catholic ecclesiastical censure withdrawing most sacraments and Christian burial from a person or district |
| zest | a piece of the peel of a citrus fruit (such as an orange or lemon) used as flavoring |
| purport | to have the often specious appearance of being, intending, or claiming (something implied or inferred) |