GRE Word List
ASUNDER
into parts
The meaning of the word asunder is into parts.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| fatuous | complacently or inanely foolish : silly |
| indignation | anger aroused by something unjust, unworthy, or mean |
| misdemeanor | a crime less serious than a felony (see felony |
| metaphor | a figure of speech in which a word or phrase literally denoting one kind of object or idea is used in place of another to suggest a likeness or analogy between them (as in drowning in money) |
| mortify | to subject to severe and vexing embarrassment : shame |
| scurvy | a disease caused by a lack of vitamin C and characterized by spongy gums, loosening of the teeth, and a bleeding into the skin and mucous membranes |
| bridle | the headgear with which a horse is governed and which carries a bit (see bit |
| nullify | to make null (see null |
| matrimony | the state of being married : marriage |
| start | to move suddenly and violently : spring |