GRE Word List
SECESSION
withdrawal into privacy or solitude : retirement
The meaning of the word secession is withdrawal into privacy or solitude : retirement.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| trifling | lacking in significance or solid worth: such as |
| impetuous | marked by impulsive vehemence or passion |
| testy | easily annoyed : irritable |
| fleece | the coat of wool covering a wool-bearing animal (such as a sheep) |
| compendium | a brief summary of a larger work or of a field of knowledge : abstract |
| execute | to carry out fully : put completely into effect |
| trilogy | a series of three dramas or literary works or sometimes three musical compositions that are closely related and develop a single theme |
| irreverence | lack of reverence |
| prime | the second of the canonical hours |
| peremptory | putting an end to or precluding a right of action, debate, or delay |