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 |
|---|---|
| doff | to remove (an article of wear) from the body |
| dismantle | to disconnect the pieces of |
| superannuated | outmoded |
| autopsy | an examination of a body after death to determine the cause of death or the character and extent of changes produced by disease |
| abolish | to end the observance or effect of (something, such as a law) : to completely do away with (something) : annul |
| protrude | to jut out from the surrounding surface or context |
| equable | marked by lack of variation or change : uniform |
| lucre | monetary gain : profit |
| opalescent | reflecting an iridescent light |
| obstreperous | marked by unruly or aggressive noisiness : clamorous |