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
interiman intervening time : interval
anathemasomeone or something intensely disliked or loathed
indulgentwilling to allow excessive leniency, generosity, or consideration : indulging or characterized by indulgence
volleythe flight of the ball (as in volleyball or tennis) or its course before striking the ground
sirenany of a group of female and partly human creatures in Greek mythology that lured mariners to destruction by their singing
dispelto drive away or cause to vanish by or as if by scattering : dissipate
edifyto instruct and improve especially in moral and religious knowledge : uplift
masticateto grind or crush (food) with or as if with the teeth : chew
hegemonypreponderant influence or authority over others : domination
inviolablesecure from violation or profanation