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 |
|---|---|
| pretension | an allegation of doubtful value : pretext |
| spat | squabble; minor dispute; minor quarrel |
| simper | to smile in a silly, affected, or ingratiating manner |
| inordinate | exceeding reasonable limits : immoderate |
| plaintive | expressive of suffering or woe : melancholy |
| lexicon | a book containing an alphabetical arrangement of the words in a language and their definitions : dictionary |
| eventual | contingent |
| indisputable | not disputable : unquestionable |
| chauvinist | an attitude of superiority toward members of the opposite sex |
| encircle | to form a circle around : surround |