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
simulateto give or assume the appearance or effect of often with the intent to deceive : imitate
festerto generate pus
draconianof, relating to, or characteristic of Draco or the severe code of laws held to have been framed by him
abominableworthy of or causing disgust or hatred : detestable
amputateto remove by or as if by cutting
sardonicdisdainfully or skeptically humorous : derisively mocking
biliousof or relating to a yellow or greenish fluid that is secreted by the liver and that aids especially in the emulsification and absorption of fats : of or relating to bile (see bile
witticisma cleverly witty and often biting or ironic remark
valedictoryof or relating to a valediction : expressing or containing a farewell
sparenot being used