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 |
|---|---|
| simulate | to give or assume the appearance or effect of often with the intent to deceive : imitate |
| fester | to generate pus |
| draconian | of, relating to, or characteristic of Draco or the severe code of laws held to have been framed by him |
| abominable | worthy of or causing disgust or hatred : detestable |
| amputate | to remove by or as if by cutting |
| sardonic | disdainfully or skeptically humorous : derisively mocking |
| bilious | of 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 |
| witticism | a cleverly witty and often biting or ironic remark |
| valedictory | of or relating to a valediction : expressing or containing a farewell |
| spare | not being used |