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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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| dank | unpleasantly moist or wet |
| quell | to thoroughly overwhelm and reduce to submission or passivity |
| erroneous | containing or characterized by error : mistaken |
| faction | a party or group (as within a government) that is often contentious or self-seeking : clique |
| astringent | causing a tightening of soft organic tissues : styptic |
| scapegoat | a goat upon whose head are symbolically placed the sins of the people after which he is sent into the wilderness in the biblical ceremony for Yom Kippur |
| scrap | fragments of discarded or leftover food |
| outstrip | to go faster or farther than |
| buttress | a projecting structure of masonry or wood for supporting or giving stability to a wall or building |
| provenance | origin |