GRE Word List
DISENGAGE
uncouple; separate; disconnect; stop fighting; OP. engage
The meaning of the word disengage is uncouple; separate; disconnect; stop fighting; OP. engage.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| stamp | step on heavily (so as to crush or extinguish); put an end to; imprint or impress with a mark, design, or seal; shape with a die; characterize; Ex. machine stamping out car bodies; Ex. newspaper stamping him as a liar; N. stamping; implement used to stamp; impression stamped; mark; Ex. Her remarks bear the stamp of truth. |
| musky | having the odor of musk; N. musk: odorous substance secreted by an Asian deer |
| sodden | thoroughly soaked; dull or stupid as if from drink |
| vacillate | waver (in opinion); fluctuate; sway to and fro; N. vacillation |
| prognosis | forecasted course of a disease; prediction; CF. prognostic |
| dormant | sleeping; temporarily inactive; lethargic; latent |
| urchin | mischievous child (usually a boy); CF. urchin: hedgehog; CF. porcupine: pig with spikes ?; CF. sea urchin |
| insubordination | disobedience; rebelliousness; ADJ. insubordinate |
| rational | (of a person) having reason; (of ideas) based on reason; logical |
| apostate | one who abandons his religious faith or political beliefs; N. apostasy |