GRE Word List
DISBAND
to break up the organization of : dissolve
The meaning of the word disband is to break up the organization of : dissolve.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| transcendent | exceeding usual limits : surpassing |
| absolve | to set (someone) free from an obligation or the consequences of guilt |
| noose | a loop with a slipknot that binds closer the more it is drawn |
| dignitary | one who possesses exalted rank or holds a position of dignity or honor |
| unmitigated | not lessened : unrelieved |
| etymology | the 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 |
| deterrent | serving to discourage, prevent, or inhibit : serving to deter |
| repellent | serving or tending to drive away or ward off |
| renounce | to give up, refuse, or resign usually by formal declaration |
| incredulous | unwilling to admit or accept what is offered as true : not credulous : skeptical |