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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dabbleto work or involve oneself superficially or intermittently especially in a secondary activity or interest
intractablenot easily governed, managed, or directed
dingydirty
reimburseto pay back to someone : repay
arboretuma place where trees, shrubs, and herbaceous plants are cultivated for scientific and educational purposes
piqueto excite or arouse especially by a provocation, challenge, or rebuff
etymologythe history of a linguistic form (such as a word) shown by tracing its development since its earliest recorded occurrence in the language where it is found, by tracing its transmission from one language to another, by analyzing it into its component parts, by identifying its cognates in other languages, or by tracing it and its cognates to a common ancestral form in an ancestral language
edifyto instruct and improve especially in moral and religious knowledge : uplift
gobbleto swallow or eat greedily
extortto obtain from a person by force, intimidation, or undue or illegal power : wring