GRE Word List
SECESSION
withdrawal into privacy or solitude : retirement
The meaning of the word secession is withdrawal into privacy or solitude : retirement.
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| apologist | someone who speaks or writes in defense of someone or something that is typically controversial, unpopular, or subject to criticism |
| precinct | a part of a territory with definite bounds or functions often established for administrative purposes : district |
| mete | to give out by measure : dole out |
| caption | the part of a legal document that shows where, when, and by what authority it was taken, found, or executed |
| askance | with disapproval or distrust : scornfully |
| expenditure | the act or process of expending |
| trilogy | a series of three dramas or literary works or sometimes three musical compositions that are closely related and develop a single theme |
| perspicuous | plain to the understanding especially because of clarity and precision of presentation |
| infidel | one who is not a Christian or who opposes Christianity |
| minion | a servile dependent, follower, or underling |