GRE Word List
DISSECTION
the act or process of dissecting : the state of being dissected
The meaning of the word dissection is the act or process of dissecting : the state of being dissected.
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| Word | Meaning |
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| posterity | the offspring of one progenitor to the furthest generation |
| levity | excessive or unseemly frivolity |
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| sycophant | a servile self-seeking flatterer |
| gusty | the sensation of taste |
| aghast | struck with terror, amazement, or horror : shocked and upset |
| wisp | a small handful (as of hay or straw) |
| plight | to put or give in pledge : engage |
| alienate | to cause to be estranged : to make unfriendly, hostile, or indifferent especially where attachment formerly existed |
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