GRE Word List

CESSION

a yielding to another : concession

The meaning of the word cession is a yielding to another : concession.

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WordMeaning
clemencydisposition to be merciful and especially to moderate the severity of punishment due
inanimatenot animate:
consortassociate
reprieveto delay the punishment of (someone, such as a condemned prisoner)
ferociousexhibiting or given to extreme fierceness and unrestrained violence and brutality
usurpto seize and hold (office, place, functions, powers, etc.) in possession by force or without right
loutto bow in respect
timiditylacking in courage or self-confidence
welta strip between a shoe sole and upper through which they are stitched or stapled together
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