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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nascentcoming or having recently come into existence
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braggadocioempty boasting
dulltedious
pillorya device formerly used for publicly punishing offenders consisting of a wooden frame with holes in which the head and hands can be locked
dregssediment contained in a liquid or precipitated (see precipitate
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minutiaea minute or minor detail