GRE Word List

DISSOLUTION

the act or process of dissolving: such as

The meaning of the word dissolution is the act or process of dissolving: such as.

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WordMeaning
antecedentsa substantive word, phrase, or clause whose denotation is referred to by a pronoun that typically follows the substantive (such as John in "Mary saw John and called to him")
depictto represent by or as if by a picture
oozea soft deposit (as of mud, slime, or shells) on the bottom of a body of water
optometrista specialist licensed to practice optometry compare ophthalmologist
sedatekeeping a quiet steady attitude or pace : unruffled
terminuseither end of a transportation line or travel route
blotchto mark or mar with blotches
gyroscopea wheel or disk mounted to spin rapidly about an axis and also free to rotate about one or both of two axes perpendicular to each other and to the axis of spin so that a rotation of one of the two mutually perpendicular axes results from application of torque to the other when the wheel is spinning and so that the entire apparatus offers considerable opposition depending on the angular momentum to any torque that would change the direction of the axis of spin
aplombcomplete and confident composure or self-assurance : poise
intermittentcoming and going at intervals : not continuous