GRE Word List

BREACH

infraction or violation of a law, obligation, tie, or standard

The meaning of the word breach is infraction or violation of a law, obligation, tie, or standard.

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mediumsomething in a middle position
etymologythe history of a linguistic form (such as a word) shown by tracing its development since its earliest recorded occurrence in the language where it is found, by tracing its transmission from one language to another, by analyzing it into its component parts, by identifying its cognates in other languages, or by tracing it and its cognates to a common ancestral form in an ancestral language
dichotomya division into two especially mutually exclusive or contradictory groups or entities
ribaldmarked by coarseness or lewdness : crude
disbandto break up the organization of : dissolve
fringean ornamental border consisting of short straight or twisted threads or strips hanging from cut or raveled edges or from a separate band
succulentfull of juice : juicy
tethera line (as of rope or chain) by which an animal is fastened so as to restrict its range of movement
coevalof the same or equal age, antiquity, or duration
asperityroughness of manner or of temper : harshness of behavior or speech that expresses bitterness or anger