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.
Random words
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| tarantula | any of various large, typically ground-dwelling, hairy, mygalomorph spiders (family Theraphosidae) of warm regions that possess venomous fangs used to subdue and kill prey (such as insects, centipedes, frogs, and mice) caught by ambush or chase and that construct silk-lined burrows but do not build webs to trap food |
| tribulation | distress or suffering resulting from oppression or persecution |
| relapse | the act or an instance of backsliding, worsening, or subsiding |
| stygian | of or relating to the river Styx |
| nettle | any of a genus (Urtica of the family Urticaceae, the nettle family) of chiefly coarse herbs armed with stinging hairs |
| elliptical | of, relating to, or shaped like an ellipse |
| epicurean | of or relating to Epicurus or Epicureanism |
| winsome | generally pleasing and engaging often because of a childlike charm and innocence |
| affiliation | the state or relation of being closely associated or affiliated with a particular person, group, party, company, etc. |
| feral | of, relating to, or suggestive of a wild beast |