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.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| incrustation | a crust or hard coating |
| reputable | enjoying good repute : held in esteem |
| alliteration | the repetition of usually initial consonant sounds in two or more neighboring words or syllables (such as wild and woolly, threatening throngs) |
| idiom | an expression in the usage of a language that is peculiar to itself either in having a meaning that cannot be derived from the conjoined meanings of its elements (such as up in the air for "undecided") or in its grammatically atypical use of words (such as give way) |
| mishap | an unfortunate accident |
| catholic | roman catholic |
| sinecure | an office or position that requires little or no work and that usually provides an income |
| succumb | to yield to superior strength or force or overpowering appeal or desire |
| sensitization | the action or process of sensitizing |
| compatible | capable of existing together in harmony |