GRE Word List

DISJOINTED

being thrown out of orderly function

The meaning of the word disjointed is being thrown out of orderly function.

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WordMeaning
perversionthe action of perverting : the condition of being perverted
bowdlerizeto expurgate (something, such as a book) by omitting or modifying parts considered vulgar
gyroscopea wheel or disk mounted to spin rapidly about an axis and also free to rotate about one or both of two axes perpendicular to each other and to the axis of spin so that a rotation of one of the two mutually perpendicular axes results from application of torque to the other when the wheel is spinning and so that the entire apparatus offers considerable opposition depending on the angular momentum to any torque that would change the direction of the axis of spin
cringeto recoil in distaste
markedhaving an identifying mark
extolto praise highly : glorify
prominentstanding out or projecting beyond a surface or line : protuberant
allegorythe expression by means of symbolic fictional figures and actions of truths or generalizations about human existence
monasticof or relating to monasteries or to monks or nuns
provincialthe superior of a province of a Roman Catholic religious order