GRE Word List
DISJUNCTION
a sharp cleavage : disunion
The meaning of the word disjunction is a sharp cleavage : disunion.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| juxtapose | to place (different things) side by side (as to compare them or contrast them or to create an interesting effect) |
| impartial | not partial or biased : treating or affecting all equally |
| sober | not intoxicated |
| swelter | to suffer, sweat, or be faint from heat |
| atrocity | a shockingly bad or atrocious act, object, or situation |
| leash | a line for leading or restraining an animal |
| quaff | to drink (a usually alcoholic beverage) heartily or copiously |
| static | exerting force by reason of weight alone without motion |
| 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 |
| eminent | exhibiting eminence especially in standing above others in some quality or position : prominent |