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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WordMeaning
propsomething that props or sustains : support
engageto offer (something, such as one's life or word) as backing to a cause or aim : to expose to risk for the attainment or support of some end
superciliouscoolly and patronizingly haughty
pathosan element in experience or in artistic representation evoking pity or compassion
grimacea facial expression usually of disgust, disapproval, or pain
ravelto become unwoven, untwisted, or unwound : fray
stoketo poke or stir up (a fire, flames, etc.) : supply with fuel
dissuadeto advise (a person) against something
denouementthe final outcome of the main dramatic complication in a literary work
nectarthe drink of the Greek and Roman gods