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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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| limber | having a supple and resilient quality (as of mind or body) : agile |
| somber | so shaded as to be dark and gloomy |
| marsupial | any of an order (Marsupialia) of mammals comprising kangaroos, wombats, bandicoots, opossums, and related animals that do not develop a true placenta and that usually have a pouch on the abdomen of the female which covers the teats and serves to carry the young |
| snip | a small piece that is snipped off |
| alluvial | relating to, composed of, or found in alluvium |
| founder | one that founds or establishes |
| ferocious | exhibiting or given to extreme fierceness and unrestrained violence and brutality |
| hibernate | to pass the winter in a torpid or resting state |
| anoint | to smear or rub with oil or an oily substance |
| mandate | an authoritative command |