GRE Word List
COHESION
the act or state of sticking together tightly
The meaning of the word cohesion is the act or state of sticking together tightly.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| dilatory | tending or intended to cause delay |
| wispy | a small handful (as of hay or straw) |
| imperial | of, relating to, befitting, or suggestive of an empire or an emperor |
| drab | slattern |
| defection | conscious abandonment of allegiance or duty (as to a person, cause, or doctrine) : desertion |
| variegated | having discrete markings of different colors |
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| dissertation | an extended usually written treatment of a subject |
| coma | a state of profound unconsciousness caused by disease, injury, or poison |
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