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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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| onus | burden |
| mange | any of various persistent contagious skin diseases marked especially by eczematous inflammation and loss of hair, affecting domestic animals or sometimes humans, and caused by a minute parasitic mite compare sarcoptic mange |
| dorsal | an ornamental cloth hung behind and above an altar |
| avuncular | suggestive of an uncle especially in kindliness or geniality |
| nostrum | a medicine of secret composition recommended by its preparer but usually without scientific proof of its effectiveness |
| superfluous | exceeding what is sufficient or necessary : extra |
| retinue | a group of retainers or attendants |
| merger | the absorption of an estate, a contract, or an interest in another, of a minor offense in a greater, or of a cause of action into a judgment |
| lumen | the cavity of a tubular organ or part |
| blue | of the color whose hue is that of the clear sky : of the color blue (see blue |