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 |
|---|---|
| discerning | showing insight and understanding : discriminating |
| berserk | an ancient Scandinavian warrior frenzied in battle and held to be invulnerable |
| pathos | an element in experience or in artistic representation evoking pity or compassion |
| indomitable | incapable of being subdued : unconquerable |
| blackball | to vote against |
| voyeur | someone who obtains sexual gratification from observing unsuspecting individuals who are partly undressed, naked, or engaged in sexual acts |
| indifferent | marked by a lack of interest, enthusiasm, or concern for something : apathetic |
| shoot | to eject or impel or cause to be ejected or impelled by a sudden release of tension (as of a bowstring or slingshot or by a flick of a finger) |
| commiserate | to feel or express sympathy : condole |
| distant | separated in space : away |