GRE Word List
DISBAND
dissolve; disperse; (of a group) break up and separate; Ex. The club has disbanded.
The meaning of the word disband is dissolve; disperse; (of a group) break up and separate; Ex. The club has disbanded..
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| spruce | neat and trim in appearance; smart; Ex. Be spruce for your job interview; V. |
| obviate | make unnecessary; get rid of; Ex. obviate the need |
| continence | self-restraint; sexual chastity; sexual abstinence; voluntary control over bladder and bowel functions; ADJ. continent |
| enervate | weaken; take away energy from |
| complement | complete; consummate; make perfect; N. |
| proclivity | inclination; natural tendency (esp. towards something bad) |
| career | rush wildly; go at full speed |
| punitive | punishing; Ex. punitive measures |
| parsimony | stinginess; excessive frugality; ADJ. parsimonious |
| harrowing | agonizing; distressing; traumatic; V. harrow: break up and level (soil) with a harrow; inflict great distress on; agonize; N: farming machine to break up the earth |