GRE Word List

DISMEMBER

to cut off or disjoin the limbs, members, or parts of

The meaning of the word dismember is to cut off or disjoin the limbs, members, or parts of.

Random words

WordMeaning
collaborateto work jointly with others or together especially in an intellectual endeavor
fervidvery hot : burning
scrimmagea minor battle : skirmish
bombastpretentious inflated speech or writing
quintessencethe fifth and highest element in ancient and medieval philosophy that permeates all nature and is the substance composing the celestial bodies
breedto produce (offspring) by hatching or gestation
grottocave
exorbitantnot coming within the scope of the law
ossifyto change into bone
fleckstreak