GRE Word List
BIFURCATED
divided into two branches; forked
The meaning of the word bifurcated is divided into two branches; forked.
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fecundity | fertility; fruitfulness; ADJ. fecund: very productive of crops or young |
prize | pry; move with a lever; value highly; esteem; Ex. his most prized possession; N: something captured during war-time (esp. an enemy ship) |
humor | indulge; comply with the wishes of; N. quality that makes something amusing; state of mind; mood; Ex. in a bad humor; Ex. out of humor |
sever | separate; cut off (a part) from a whole; break up (a relationship); N. severance; CF. severance pay: extra pay given an employee upon leaving a position |
loathe | detest; ADJ. loathsome: arousing loathing; offensive; Ex. loathsome smell |
ingrained | deeply established; firmly rooted; Ex. ingrained dirt/prejudice |
preclude | make impossible; prevent; exclude; eliminate |
unassuaged | unsatisfied; not soothed |
extrapolation | projection; conjecture; V. extrapolate: infer (unknown information) from known information |
tedium | boredom; weariness; ADJ. tedious |