GRE Word List
ASUNDER
into parts
The meaning of the word asunder is into parts.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| chronic | continuing or occurring again and again for a long time |
| cardiologist | the study of the heart and its action and diseases |
| phylum | a direct line of descent within a group |
| prescience | foreknowledge of events: |
| beget | to procreate as the father : sire |
| vertebrate | any of a subphylum (Vertebrata) of chordates that comprises animals (such as mammals, birds, reptiles, amphibians, and fishes) typically having a bony or cartilaginous spinal column which replaces the notochord, a distinct head containing a brain which arises as an enlarged part of the nerve cord, and an internal usually bony skeleton and that includes some primitive forms (such as lampreys) in which the spinal column is absent and the notochord persists throughout life |
| opiate | an alkaloid drug (such as morphine or codeine) that contains or is derived from opium, binds to cell receptors primarily of the central nervous system and gastrointestinal tract, acts to block pain, induce sedation or sleep, depress respiration, and produce calmness or euphoria, and is associated with physiological tolerance (see tolerance |
| proscribe | to publish the name of as condemned to death with the property of the condemned forfeited to the state |
| controvert | to dispute or oppose by reasoning |
| comprehensive | covering completely or broadly : inclusive |