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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sacrilegious | committing or characterized by sacrilege : having or showing a lack of proper respect for a sacred person, place, or object |
histrionic | deliberately affected : overly dramatic or emotional : theatrical |
blue | of the color whose hue is that of the clear sky : of the color blue (see blue |
exasperate | to cause irritation or annoyance to |
earmark | a mark of identification on the ear of an animal |
insurrection | an act or instance of revolting against civil authority or an established government |
layman | a person who is not a member of the clergy |
vertebrate | any of a subphylum (Vertebrata) of chordates that comprises animals (such as mammals, birds, reptiles, amphibians, and fishes) typically having a bony or cartilaginous spinal column which replaces the notochord, a distinct head containing a brain which arises as an enlarged part of the nerve cord, and an internal usually bony skeleton and that includes some primitive forms (such as lampreys) in which the spinal column is absent and the notochord persists throughout life |
benediction | the invocation (see invocation |
gratis | without charge or recompense : free |