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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WordMeaning
compartmenta separate division or section
temporizeto act to suit the time or occasion : yield to current or dominant opinion
headstrongnot easily restrained : impatient of control, advice, or suggestions
refraincurb
advocateone who defends or maintains a cause or proposal
discursivemoving from topic to topic without order : rambling
leavena substance (such as yeast) used to produce fermentation in dough or a liquid
wallowto roll oneself about in a lazy, relaxed, or ungainly manner
arrhythmiclacking rhythm or regularity
purveyorone that purveys