GRE Word List

VOLITION

the power of choosing or determining : will

The meaning of the word volition is the power of choosing or determining : will.

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gangrenelocal death of soft tissues due to loss of blood supply
palliateto reduce the violence of (a disease)
obliqueneither perpendicular nor parallel : inclined
perfidiousof, relating to, or characterized by perfidy
recessthe action of receding : recession
exorciseto expel (an evil spirit) by adjuration
inordinateexceeding reasonable limits : immoderate
casualtya military person lost through death, wounds, injury, sickness, internment, or capture or through being missing in action
animositya strong feeling of dislike or hatred : ill will or resentment tending toward active hostility : an antagonistic attitude
militantengaged in warfare or combat : fighting