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
minutiaea minute or minor detail
effectiveproducing a decided, decisive, or desired effect
intrepidcharacterized by resolute fearlessness, fortitude, and endurance
impietythe quality or state of being impious : irreverence
carata unit of fineness for gold equal to ¹/₂₄ part of pure gold in an alloy
reiterateto state or do over again or repeatedly sometimes with wearying effect
rustleto make or cause a rustle
protractto prolong in time or space : continue
pretentiouscharacterized by pretension: such as
millenniumthe thousand years mentioned in Revelation (see revelation