GRE Word List

BIFURCATED

divided into two branches or parts

The meaning of the word bifurcated is divided into two branches or parts.

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ethnologya branch of cultural anthropology dealing chiefly with the comparative and analytical study of cultures
archetypethe original pattern or model of which all things of the same type are representations or copies : prototype
vagaryan erratic, unpredictable, or extravagant manifestation, action, or notion
ventilateto expose to air and especially to a current of fresh air for purifying, curing, or refreshing
austerestern and cold in appearance or manner
wispya small handful (as of hay or straw)
distinctionthe act of perceiving someone or something as being not the same and often treating as separate or different : the distinguishing of a difference
fatalisma doctrine that events are fixed in advance so that human beings are powerless to change them
temerityunreasonable or foolhardy contempt of danger or opposition : rashness
maledictioncurse