GRE Word List
DISMANTLE
to disconnect the pieces of
The meaning of the word dismantle is to disconnect the pieces of.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| hallucination | a sensory perception (such as a visual image or a sound) that occurs in the absence of an actual external stimulus and usually arises from neurological disturbance (such as that associated with delirium tremens, schizophrenia, Parkinson's disease, or narcolepsy) or in response to drugs (such as LSD or phencyclidine) |
| distant | separated in space : away |
| importunate | troublesomely urgent : overly persistent in request or demand |
| obelisk | an upright 4-sided usually monolithic pillar that gradually tapers as it rises and terminates in a pyramid |
| mollycoddle | to treat with an excessive or absurd degree of indulgence and attention |
| sleight | deceitful craftiness |
| strew | to spread by scattering |
| transport | to transfer or convey from one place to another |
| unfaltering | not wavering or weakening : firm |
| vilify | to utter slanderous and abusive statements against : defame |