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 |
|---|---|
| shackle | something (such as a manacle or fetter) that confines the legs or arms |
| redundant | exceeding what is necessary or normal : superfluous |
| supersede | to cause to be set aside |
| lampoon | satire |
| rivet | a headed pin or bolt of metal used for uniting two or more pieces by passing the shank through a hole in each piece and then beating or pressing down the plain end so as to make a second head |
| litotes | understatement in which an affirmative is expressed by the negative of the contrary (as in "not a bad singer" or "not unhappy") |
| frivolous | of little weight or importance |
| compunction | anxiety arising from awareness of guilt |
| wont | accustomed |
| attentive | mindful |