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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|---|---|
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| temporize | to act to suit the time or occasion : yield to current or dominant opinion |
| deputize | to appoint as deputy |
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| personable | pleasant or amiable in person : attractive |
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| progenitor | an ancestor in the direct line : forefather |