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 |
|---|---|
| engaged | involved in activity : occupied |
| whet | to sharpen by rubbing on or with something (such as a stone) |
| debauch | to corrupt by intemperance or sensuality |
| flair | a skill or instinctive ability to appreciate or make good use of something : talent |
| onslaught | an especially fierce attack |
| voluptuous | suggesting sensual pleasure by fullness and beauty of form |
| extricate | to free or remove from an entanglement or difficulty |
| pharisee | a member of a Jewish sect of the intertestamental period noted for strict observance of rites and ceremonies of the written law and for insistence on the validity of their own oral traditions concerning the law |
| parlance | speech |
| maudlin | drunk enough to be emotionally silly |