GRE Word List
DISJUNCTION
a sharp cleavage : disunion
The meaning of the word disjunction is a sharp cleavage : disunion.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| maleficent | working or productive of harm or evil : baleful |
| incantation | a use of spells or verbal charms spoken or sung as a part of a ritual of magic |
| tarry | to delay or be tardy in acting or doing |
| solstice | either of the two points on the ecliptic at which its distance from the celestial equator is greatest and which is reached by the sun each year about June 21 and December 21 |
| pacifist | an adherent to pacifism : someone who opposes war or violence as a means of settling disputes |
| nettle | any of a genus (Urtica of the family Urticaceae, the nettle family) of chiefly coarse herbs armed with stinging hairs |
| viper | a common Eurasian venomous snake (Vipera berus) that attains a length of about two feet (0.6 meter), varies in color from red, brown, or gray with dark markings to black, and is usually not fatal to humans |
| turgid | excessively embellished in style or language : bombastic |
| reprimand | a severe or formal reproof |
| glower | to look or stare with sullen annoyance or anger |