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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pariaha member of a low caste of southern India
disbandto break up the organization of : dissolve
surreptitiousdone, made, or acquired by stealth : clandestine
vampirethe reanimated body of a dead person believed to come from the grave at night and suck the blood of persons asleep
palmany of a family (Palmae synonym Arecaceae) of mostly tropical or subtropical monocotyledonous trees, shrubs, or vines with usually a simple stem and a terminal crown of large pinnate or fan-shaped leaves
malicioushaving or showing a desire to cause harm to someone : given to, marked by, or arising from malice
chorethe regular or daily light work of a household or farm
bulwarka solid wall-like structure raised for defense : rampart
slanderto utter slander against : defame
marginalwritten or printed in the margin of a page or sheet