GRE Word List
DISMANTLE
to disconnect the pieces of
The meaning of the word dismantle is to disconnect the pieces of.
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| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| precinct | a part of a territory with definite bounds or functions often established for administrative purposes : district |
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| statute | a law enacted by the legislative branch of a government |
| shimmer | to shine with a soft tremulous or fitful light : glimmer |
| slavish | of or characteristic of someone held in forced servitude |
| vignette | a picture (such as an engraving or photograph) that shades off gradually into the surrounding paper |
| dinghy | a small boat carried on or towed behind a larger boat as a tender or a lifeboat |
| runic | any of the characters of any of several alphabets used by the Germanic peoples from about the 3rd to the 13th centuries |
| dissimulate | to hide under a false appearance |
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