GRE Word List

REMISSION

the act or process of remitting

The meaning of the word remission is the act or process of remitting.

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WordMeaning
subpoenaa writ commanding a person designated in it to appear in court under a penalty for failure
expatiateto move about freely or at will : wander
blowhardan arrogantly and pompously boastful or opinionated person : braggart
renovateto restore to a former better state (as by cleaning, repairing, or rebuilding)
hieroglyphicwritten in, constituting, or belonging to a system of writing mainly in pictorial characters
reposea state of resting after exertion or strain
gadflyany of various flies (such as a horsefly, botfly, or warble fly) that bite or annoy livestock
specioushaving a false look of truth or genuineness : sophistic
camaraderiea spirit of friendly good-fellowship
evanescenttending to vanish like vapor