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
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| unearth | to dig up out of or as if out of the earth : exhume |
| introspective | characterized by examination of one's own thoughts and feelings : thoughtfully reflective : employing, marked by, or tending to introspection |
| avarice | excessive or insatiable desire for wealth or gain : greediness |
| seamy | having the rough side of the seam showing |
| indigent | suffering from extreme poverty : impoverished |
| implausible | not plausible : provoking disbelief |
| quack | to make the characteristic cry of a duck |
| unsavory | insipid |
| wean | to accustom (a young child or animal) to take food otherwise than by nursing |
| sophomoric | conceited and overconfident of knowledge but poorly informed and immature |