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 |
|---|---|
| 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 |
| swathe | a band used in swathing |
| outskirts | a part remote from the center : border |
| nonsense | words or language having no meaning or conveying no intelligible ideas |
| entail | to impose, involve, or imply as a necessary accompaniment or result |
| sequester | to set apart : segregate |
| enhance | heighten |
| advocacy | the act or process of supporting a cause or proposal : the act or process of advocating (see advocate |
| pejorative | a word or phrase that has negative connotations (see connotation |
| confide | to have confidence : trust |