GRE Word List
SECESSION
withdrawal; V. secede: withdraw formally from membership
The meaning of the word secession is withdrawal; V. secede: withdraw formally from membership.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| plebeian | common; vulgar; pertaining to the common people; N: common people in ancient Rome; CF. patrician |
| plagiarize | steal another's ideas or writings and pass them off as one's own; Ex. ideas plagiarized from my article; N. plagiarism; CF. kidnap |
| induce | persuade; lead to do something; bring about; N. inducement |
| demagogue | person who appeals to people's prejudice; false leader of people; CF. demagoguery |
| unearthly | not earthly; supernatural; weird; ghostly |
| outrage | act of extreme violence or viciousness; resentful anger; V: commit an outrage on; produce anger in; ADJ. outrageous: offensive |
| abnegation | renunciation; self-sacrifice; self-abnegation |
| gusty | windy |
| impartial | not biased; fair; N. impartiality |
| archives | public records; place where public records are kept |
