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
alienateto cause to be estranged : to make unfriendly, hostile, or indifferent especially where attachment formerly existed
incubateto sit on (eggs) so as to hatch by the warmth of the body
trunkthe main stem of a tree apart from limbs and roots
cohabitto live together as or as if a married couple
vagrantone who has no established residence and wanders idly from place to place without lawful or visible means of support
monographa learned treatise on a small area of learning
aversehaving an active feeling of repugnance, dislike, or distaste
unprepossessingnot tending to create a favorable impression : not prepossessing
renditionthe act or result of rendering something: such as
secta dissenting or schismatic religious body