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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dankunpleasantly moist or wet
quellto thoroughly overwhelm and reduce to submission or passivity
erroneouscontaining or characterized by error : mistaken
factiona party or group (as within a government) that is often contentious or self-seeking : clique
astringentcausing a tightening of soft organic tissues : styptic
scapegoata 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
scrapfragments of discarded or leftover food
outstripto go faster or farther than
buttressa projecting structure of masonry or wood for supporting or giving stability to a wall or building
provenanceorigin