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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| putrid | being in a state of putrefaction : rotten |
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| passe | past one's prime |
| decomposition | to separate into constituent parts or elements or into simpler compounds |
| disparate | markedly distinct in quality or character |
| thwart | to oppose successfully : defeat the hopes or aspirations of |
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| dwindle | to become steadily less : shrink |
| manifold | marked by diversity or variety |
| supplant | to supersede (another) especially by force or treachery |