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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caldrona large kettle or boiler
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routa state of wild confusion or disorderly retreat
bowdlerizeto expurgate (something, such as a book) by omitting or modifying parts considered vulgar
attritionsorrow for one's sins that arises from a motive other than that of the love of God
exhaleto rise or be given off as vapor
callusa thickening of or a hard thickened area on skin or bark
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slacknot using due diligence, care, or dispatch : negligent
allegorythe expression by means of symbolic fictional figures and actions of truths or generalizations about human existence