GRE Word List

DISJUNCTION

a sharp cleavage : disunion

The meaning of the word disjunction is a sharp cleavage : disunion.

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WordMeaning
misconstrueto interpret (something, such as a statement or action) wrongly : misinterpret
etymologythe history of a linguistic form (such as a word) shown by tracing its development since its earliest recorded occurrence in the language where it is found, by tracing its transmission from one language to another, by analyzing it into its component parts, by identifying its cognates in other languages, or by tracing it and its cognates to a common ancestral form in an ancestral language
dinghya small boat carried on or towed behind a larger boat as a tender or a lifeboat
scapegoata goat upon whose head are symbolically placed the sins of the people after which he is sent into the wilderness in the biblical ceremony for Yom Kippur
consequentialof the nature of a secondary result : indirect
betrayto lead astray
resplendentshining brilliantly : characterized by a glowing splendor
conjugalof or relating to the married state or to married persons and their relations : connubial
assurancethe state of being assured: such as
rambleto move aimlessly from place to place