GRE Word List
SECESSION
withdrawal into privacy or solitude : retirement
The meaning of the word secession is withdrawal into privacy or solitude : retirement.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| prop | something that props or sustains : support |
| engage | to offer (something, such as one's life or word) as backing to a cause or aim : to expose to risk for the attainment or support of some end |
| supercilious | coolly and patronizingly haughty |
| pathos | an element in experience or in artistic representation evoking pity or compassion |
| grimace | a facial expression usually of disgust, disapproval, or pain |
| ravel | to become unwoven, untwisted, or unwound : fray |
| stoke | to poke or stir up (a fire, flames, etc.) : supply with fuel |
| dissuade | to advise (a person) against something |
| denouement | the final outcome of the main dramatic complication in a literary work |
| nectar | the drink of the Greek and Roman gods |