GRE Word List
SECLUSION
the act of secluding : the condition of being secluded
The meaning of the word seclusion is the act of secluding : the condition of being secluded.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| effeminate | having feminine qualities untypical of a man : not manly in appearance or manner |
| impassable | incapable of being passed, traveled, crossed, or surmounted |
| legacy | a gift by will especially of money or other personal property : bequest |
| malingerer | to pretend or exaggerate incapacity or illness (as to avoid duty or work) |
| libido | instinctual psychic energy that in psychoanalytic theory is derived from primitive biological urges (as for sexual pleasure or self-preservation) and that is expressed in conscious activity |
| incidental | being likely to ensue as a chance or minor consequence |
| gossamer | a film of cobwebs floating in air in calm clear weather |
| miasma | a vaporous exhalation formerly believed to cause disease |
| graphite | a soft black lustrous form of carbon that conducts electricity and is used in lead pencils and electrolytic anodes, as a lubricant, and as a moderator in nuclear reactors |
| lax | loose |