GRE Word List
ASUNDER
into parts
The meaning of the word asunder is into parts.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| untenable | not able to be defended |
| irresolute | uncertain how to act or proceed : vacillating |
| holocaust | a sacrifice (see sacrifice |
| genesis | the origin or coming into being of something |
| sibylline | any of several prophetesses usually accepted as 10 in number and credited to widely separate parts of the ancient world (such as Babylonia, Egypt, Greece, and Italy) |
| 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 |
| papyrus | a tall perennial sedge (Cyperus papyrus) of the Nile valley |
| arbitrate | to act as arbiter upon (a disputed question) : to settle (a dispute between two people or groups) after hearing the arguments and opinions of both |
| consummate | extremely skilled and accomplished |
| rigor | harsh inflexibility in opinion, temper, or judgment : severity |