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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|---|---|
| inclusive | broad in orientation or scope |
| sunder | to break apart or in two : separate by or as if by violence or by intervening time or space |
| humane | marked by compassion, sympathy, or consideration for humans or animals |
| gist | essence; main point; substance |
| torpor | a state of mental and motor inactivity with partial or total insensibility |
| deliberate | to think about or discuss issues and decisions carefully |
| condescend | to assume an air of superiority |
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| smear | a viscous or sticky substance |
| waffle | a crisp cake of batter baked in a waffle iron |