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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meddlesomegiven to meddling
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propitiousfavorably disposed : benevolent
celibateof, relating to, or characterized by celibacy:
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cavaliermarked by or given to offhand and often disdainful (see disdain
touchingcapable of arousing emotions of tenderness or compassion
scoffan expression of scorn, derision, or contempt : gibe