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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triflinglacking in significance or solid worth: such as
impetuousmarked by impulsive vehemence or passion
testyeasily annoyed : irritable
fleecethe coat of wool covering a wool-bearing animal (such as a sheep)
compendiuma brief summary of a larger work or of a field of knowledge : abstract
executeto carry out fully : put completely into effect
trilogya series of three dramas or literary works or sometimes three musical compositions that are closely related and develop a single theme
irreverencelack of reverence
primethe second of the canonical hours
peremptoryputting an end to or precluding a right of action, debate, or delay